Examining the issue of social adjustment among high school seniors who had immigrated from the former Soviet Union as early adolescents, this study probes the long-term effects of these youths' cross-cultural migration. It considers gender-based differences in their styles of adaptation, focusing on the following four topics: (a) their perceptions of the social role of the school in bringing new immigrants and veteran or native Israelis closer together, (b) attitudes toward friendship with same- and host-culture peers, (c) views on dating same- and host-culture partners (in heterosexual relationships), and (d) their notions of a desirable style of accommodation.

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The educational needs of Jewish and Arab primary and secondary school-age student populations are provided by two separate and parallel educational systems. The immigrant context is discussed first, then educational issues pertaining to the Arab minority are examined. Emphasis is placed on emerging trends in the educational treatment of immigrant children as well as on shifts in educational policy and practice in the Arab sector. The educational experience and performance of immigrant students and Israeli Arab students are discussed within this broader context.

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