How Do Arab Adults Who Dropped Out Of School Perceive The Impact Of The Status Quo Of The Education System In The Arab Sector On Their Dropping Out Experience?

Abstract

The main purpose of current study was to examine different perspectives for reasons to drop out as seen Arab adults who dropped out of school in the Arab sector at Israel. A mixed-method approach was used in this study to answer the research questions and hypotheses. The main findings of the study were, that cultural and linguistic barriers can have a detrimental effect on the academic experiences of Arab students in Israel and perhaps contribute to a deficiency of motivation and disengagement in the classroom.