Youth Tourism to Israel: Educational Experiences of the Diaspora

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Channel View Publications, 2008 - Travel - 229 pages
Based on over ten years of the author's empirical research, this text is a comprehensive analysis of educational tours to Israel for Jewish youth. The tours are explored from multiple aspects including: history, education, population and comparison of sub-populations, and ethnic and religious identity.
 

Contents

Contents
4
What is the Israel Experience?
16
Participation in the Israel Experience
36
The Historical and Sociological Background of Jewish Youth
44
vii
51
43
81
Survey of Research on the Israel Experience
89
Perceptions of Israel
98
Memorial sites
150
Volunteering
158
Class visits
164
Staff of the Israel Experience
174
Marketing
185
Reaching Unaffiliated Jewish Youth
191
The Limitations of a Successful Programme
198
Towards a Model of Heritage Tourism and Directions for Future
207

Satisfaction with the Tour and Elements of a Successful Visit
106
Impact of the Israel Experience
124
Content of the Programme
135
4
234
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About the author (2008)

Dr. Erik H. Cohen has conducted numerous international studies in the fields of Jewish education, Jewish identity, Israel-Diaspora relations, and youth culture. He has a special interest in the Facet Theory approach of data design and analysis. He has been widely published in these fields, including several books published in French and Hebrew. He is a senior lecturer in the School of Education at Bar Ilan University and Director of the Research & Evaluation Group, based at Jerusalem, Israel. Dr. Erik H. Cohen was born in Morocco, raised in France, and immigrated to Israel at the age of 22. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three sons. Additionally, he is a black belt in karate-do.

Bibliographic information

TitleYouth Tourism to Israel: Educational Experiences of the Diaspora
Volume 15 of Tourism and cultural change
AuthorErik Cohen
Editionillustrated
PublisherChannel View Publications, 2008
ISBN184541084X, 9781845410841
Length229 pages
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