Education for Work in the Kibbutz as a Means Towards Personal, Social and Learning Fulfilment

This article attempts to present education for work in the kibbutz, with regard to the most up to date international literature in the field. The first part explains how the ideals of the Jewish tradition, of Socialist Zionism and progressive education made education for work so central in the kibbutz. In the second part, the unique philosophical and practical approach to self-realisation in society and in study in the kibbutz is described. In the final part, the success of the kibbutz is evaluated on the basis of the attitudes of kibbutz parents, children and educators.