Several international and local studies have indicated that Arab students face specific difficulties in adapting to and integrating into Israeli colleges. This research aims to identify and analyze the adaptation difficulties faced by Palestinian students in academic colleges in Israel. The research sample consists of Palestinian freshmen from different schools and neighborhoods in East Jerusalem who are studying at a college in West Jerusalem. In-depth interviews were used to document and analyze the experiences and challenges of these students on campus. The interviews revealed a number of factors that impede students’ adaptation and their academic success, and they can be grouped under the concepts of culture shock, language barriers, isolation, and transportation. To deal with these difficulties, students used different strategies such as piety, withdrawal, dependency, and distancing. Implementing specific programs to consider and address specific social and cultural aspects of Palestinian students’ difficulties may contribute to reducing the alienation and culture shock they face in college, such as introducing programs on life skills and treatment of others, hiring faculty who are capable of understanding the Palestinian cultural context and introducing qualified Arab staff in the administrative and service departments.

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以色列学术学院耶路撒冷巴勒斯坦学生的适应程度

多项国际和本地研究表明，阿拉伯学生在适应和融入以色列大学方面面临着特殊困难。本研究旨在识别和分析以色列学术院校的巴勒斯坦学生所面临的适应困难。研究样本包括来自东耶路撒冷不同学校和社区的巴勒斯坦新生，他们在西耶路撒冷的一所大学学习。深度访谈被用来记录和分析这些学生在校园里的经历和挑战。访谈揭示了许多阻碍学生适应和学业成功的因素，可以将它们归类为文化冲击、语言障碍、孤立和交通等概念。为了应对这些困难，学生们使用了不同的策略，例如虔诚、退缩、依赖和疏远。实施具体计划以考虑和解决巴勒斯坦学生困难的特定社会和文化方面可能有助于减少他们在大学面临的异化和文化冲击，例如引入关于生活技能和他人待遇的计划，聘请能够理解的教师巴勒斯坦文化背景，并在行政和服务部门引入合格的阿拉伯工作人员。