Chapter 4 The Lost Decades – The Case of the Open University

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction. Ethnic Struggle and Social Mobility in Israel 1
4. Chapter 1 Introduction to the Sociology of the Mizrahi Middle Class 15
5. Chapter 2 Fear and Prejudice in the Academic Elite 55
6. Chapter 3 The Lost Decades – The Case of the Academic Preparatory Academies 67
7. Chapter 4 The Lost Decades – The Case of the Open University 110
8. Chapter 5 A Breakthrough? The College Mobility Track 128
9. Chapter 6 Mobility in Quest of Prestige – The Masortiyut Project Attempt 150
10. Chapter 7 Mobility in Quest of Power – The Likud Party Track 162
11. Conclusion. The Diversification of the Israeli Middle Class 184
12. Acronyms and Abbreviations 191
13. Tables 192
14. Bibliography 193
15. Index 200