Questions on education and work
[Questions 43-58 asked of persons aged 15 or older]
43. Have you studied in the past, or are you studying today, in a school (educational institution)?
School also includes university, evening school, courses of at least one academic year, Yeshiva or Kollel.
1 [] Studied only in the past
2 [] Studying today
3 [] Never studied at all (Go to Question No. 47)
45. In which of the following schools did you study?
More than one answer is possible
[] 1 Primary or intermediate school
[] 2 High school in regular, vocational, technological or agricultural track (including external schools that prepare for the Matriculation exams, yeshiva high school, "lower" yeshiva)
[] 3 "Higher" yeshiva, Kollel
[] 4 Post-secondary school not on academic degree track (such as: schools for technicians and practical engineers, teacher and kindergarten teacher training institutions, nursing schools
[] 5 Educational institutions towards academic degrees
[] 6 Other educational institutions
Part G: Education
Introduction
This part of the questionnaire deals with the subject of education. The goal of the questions is to receive information on the population's education level and type of education.
The data received will allow us to study, among other things, the distribution of different population groups according to people's number of schooling years in different types of schools (high school, post-secondary school or higher education), how many of them received matriculation certificates, how many received other diplomas, and the number of academics in Israel. The data allows us to analyze the relations between education and people's occupations, or between education and housing conditions, etc.
In addition, the data is used for assessing the population's education resources and for planning education services, such as frameworks for professional studies, adult education, etc.
All questions in this part are addressed at persons aged 15 or more.
2. Instructions for answering questions
c. School type
Information on school types allows us to examine different study tracks, according to characteristics of different groups. Therefore, this data allows us to follow the integration of graduates of certain tracks in various economic branches.
Question 6.30 - In which of the following schools did you study?
You can choose more than one answer
1. Elementary school or junior high school
2. High school - academic, vocational, technological or agricultural track (including external school which prepares for matriculation exams, yeshiva high school, junior yeshiva)
3. Higher education yeshiva, Kollel
4. Post-secondary school, not in a track leading to an academic degree (e.g. school for technicians and practical engineers, teacher and kindergarten training institutions, nursing schools)
5. Academic institution, toward an academic degree
6. Other educational institution, elaborate
- In this question you must choose all of the school types where the person has studied.
- Before choosing the answer 'Other' - check if the type of school falls under one of the answers. If the school does not fall under one of the answers, choose the answer 'Other' and indicate the name of the school and the subject of studies.
- Examples of the different types of schools can be found in paragraph 3.a of this chapter.
- A lexicon of religious schooling institutions can be found in paragraph 3.a.1 of this chapter.
3. Detailed definitions
In this part you will find a list of different school types and different certificate and diploma types, as well as what is included in each category. Furthermore, you will find here a lexicon with definitions of religious education institutions.
a. School type
Type of school
yeshiva (higher education) (answer 3)
Post-secondary yeshiva - for adults studying with no time restriction (entire life);
Higher education yeshiva
Hesder yeshiva - See explanation in paragraph a.1
Kollel
Does not include: torah studies in synagogue.
a1. Religious education institutionsHigher education yeshiva (answer 3)
Higher education yeshiva
a. Institution which operates a full religious studies schedule during all hours of the day, for high school graduates and junior yeshiva graduates.
b. Boarding school where religious studies begin in the morning and end in the evening.
Hesder yeshiva
Higher education yeshiva which operates a full yeshiva program and combines in it regular army service, according to a program recognized by the Ministry of Defense.
Kollel
a. College for yeshiva students- religious studies institution for married graduates of higher education yeshiva.
b. Kollel for training rabbis or religious judges - these institutions prepare students for the exams toward receiving a rabbi certificate or a religious judge certificate or a teacher's certificate for teaching Judaism; or train them to provide spiritual leadership to immigrants or Jewish communities in Israel or abroad.
Yeshiva for Baalei Teshuva (non-orthodox Jews who become orthodox)-
Yeshiva institution which provides religious studies for non-orthodox Jews who have chosen to become orthodox (single and married).