The Impact of the Integration of Nonformal Education in Formal Education on the Self-Esteem, the Social Engagement, and the Motivation for Learning among Arab Students at Higher Education Institutions in Israel.

Abstract

In the modern age that we live in with all the vast technological development and the changes in the people life style, the regular formal education is not enough to answer the needs of the new generation. Therefore, we can find the answer in the integration of the non-formal education within the formal education (Allaste, et. Al, 2021). In order to examine the impact of this integration, the researcher decided to ask the “experts”, and in this case the Arab students in the higher education institutions, who are learning for the bachelor degree. These students who are now the adult of today, were the children and the teenager of the past, they have experienced the involvement in the non-formal education activities, and now they are aware enough of the consequences and the impact of these activities on them. Therefore, the research question is “The impact of the integration of nonformal education in formal education on the self-esteem, the social engagement, and the motivation for learning among Arab students at higher education institutions in Israel.” In order to answer this question, the researcher has chosen to use the quantitative method, she has distributed a questionnaire for 400 Arab students in the high education institution in Israel. The main conclusion that can be implemented, is that a suitable program for the integration of non-formal education within the formal education special for the Arab sector is very important in order to help Arab students benefit from the non-formal education, the effect of this program will go far beyond the education system, and play a key role in developing civic society, promoting development and democracy, and strengthening the nation building process.