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
Post-secondary school, not in a track leading to an academic degree (answer 4)
People are usually admitted into a post-secondary school after completing their high school studies (vocational or academic). Upon completing a post-secondary school, graduates receive a graduation diploma, such as a technician certificate.
A list of post-secondary schools (not in an academic track):
Technicians and practical engineers:
School for technicians and practical engineers: any technical vocational school where people study after high school, 13th and 14th grades in a technicians and practical engineers track, studies in the Open University toward a practical engineer certificate (does not include preparatory programs for schools for technicians and practical engineers (see other school);
Teachers and kindergarten teachers:
A post-secondary school for training teachers and kindergarten teachers, not in a track leading to an academic degree, including teachers' seminars, craft teachers' college, nutrition teachers' college, post-secondary school for physical education, agricultural college for agriculture teachers or instructors (does not include: Academic tracks in teachers' seminars);
Medical professions:
Post-secondary school for registered nurses (not in a track leading to an academic degree), school for paramedical professions (such as laboratory workers), school for medical technology, school for medical secretaries;
Also includes:
School for senior secretaries, post-secondary school for clerks, management school, banking school, non-academic school for business management, non-academic school for bookkeeping;
Music academy, post-secondary school for plastic art, such as: drawing, sculpting, design and graphics, post-secondary school for fashion, Bezalel academy (non-academic track), school for cinema and acting;
Non-academic school for training social workers;
School for tour guides and travel agents;
School for librarians;
Course lasting at least one school year, at the IDF Command and Staff College.
Please note:
Post-secondary schools abroad: college, academy (not in a track leading to an academic degree), 'Technickum', 'Uchilishcha' - post-secondary schools in the former Soviet Union