Leaving the Yeshiva High School and losing parental support: The case of male ultra-orthodox dropouts in Israel

Yael Itzhaki-Braun, Yaacov B. Yablon

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Abstract

High school dropout is a major risk factor for students' well-being, and has many negative consequences throughout life. Many governments and schools worldwide are therefore making extensive efforts to prevent student dropout and to better engage students who are at risk of dropping out. Familial support, and specifically positive relationships with parents during adolescence and early adulthood, is seen as a major protective factor for high school dropouts' well-being. This chapter examines the possible implications of school dropout among a relatively overlooked population in the scientific literature that is high school dropouts who belong to closed religious communities. It analyzes the unique situation that adolescent dropouts from the Jewish ultra-Orthodox community face. The chapter focuses on exploration of the parents' role in these youths' well-being, by examining two aspects of parent-youth relationships that is parental support and parental conditional regard. While parents are usually seen as an ally for welfare services when dealing with adolescent dropouts, the findings of the current study show that when it comes to ultra-Orthodox adolescent dropouts, this should come with the necessary understanding of the unique cultural and social aspects of the ultra-Orthodox family in order to avoid violation of communal norms. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationYouth without family to lean on
Subtitle of host publicationGlobal challenges and local interventions
EditorsShula Mozes, Moshe Israelashvili
Place of PublicationNew York, NY, US
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter16
Pages242-255
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781003124849
ISBN (Print)9780367645076, 9780367645038
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

Keywords

  • *Parent Child Relations
  • *Parental Attitudes
  • *Religious Beliefs
  • *School Dropout
  • *Welfare Services (Government)
  • Early Adolescence

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