Israel and the Occupied Territories: Study of the Educational System of Israel and the Occupied Territories and a Guide to the Academic Placement of Students in Educational Institutions of the United StatesInformation on the educational systems of Israel and the Occupied Territories (West Bank and the Gaza Strip) and guidelines on placing students from this region in U.S. high schools and colleges are presented. After describing the country and territories, attention is directed to preschool, primary, and intermediate education; secondary education; teacher training and the education profession; nursing and other health professions; overseas student programs in Israel; technological education; higher education; and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Profiles of technical and higher education institutions in Israel and the Occupied Territories cover degrees/diplomas, admission requirements, college programs, and school characteristics. General information on Israeli higher education includes: college organization and administration, the grading and credit systems, examinations, and degree programs. Guidelines for admissions officers focus on the admissibility and appropriate level of placement of students from Israel and the territories in U.S. schools. A glossary and list of postsecondary technological/vocational schools are appended. (SW) |
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Preschool Primary and Intermediate Education | 17 |
University 224 | 22 |
Teacher Training and the Education Profession | 46 |
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academic accredited ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Agricultural Al-Tawjihiyah Arts awarded Bach.'s Bachelor bachelor's degree Bagrut Bar-Ilan University Center Chapter Chem Community College compulsory Computer Council for Higher courses coursework credits curriculum degree programs Department Dept diploma programs Druze East Jerusalem Engl English Engr enrollment Estd exam examination Faculty four-year Gaza Strip Golan Heights grade graduate Haifa Hebrew Language Hebrew sector Hebrew University higher education institutions of higher Intro Islamic Israel Israeli Jewish Jordan Jordanian kibbutz major master's Math Mathematics Matriculation Certificate mechina Medicine Mgmt Ministry of Education MOEC Nursing offered P.O. Box Palestine Palestinian Physical Education postsecondary Practical Engineers preparatory PROGRAM STRUCTURE Ramallah Regional College Religious reqmts Science Secondary School semester seminar Social Stud subjects Talmud teaching Technical Technological Education Tel-Aviv University three-year Track transcripts Tulkarm ulpan units University of Haifa University of Jerusalem UNRWA vocational West Bank