The Academic Reserve

IF 0.8 Q2 AREA STUDIES

Israel Studies Review Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI:10.3167/isr.2019.340205

Gil Baram, I. Ben-Israel

引用次数: 8

Abstract

Why is Israel world-renowned as the ‘start-up nation’ and a leading source of technological innovation? While existing scholarship focuses on the importance of skill development during Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service, we argue that the key role of the Academic Reserve has been overlooked. Established in the 1950s as part of David Ben-Gurion’s vision for a scientifically and technologically advanced defense force, the Academic Reserve is a special program in which the IDF sends selected high school graduates to earn academic degrees before they complete an extended term of military service. After finishing their service, most participants go on to contribute to Israel’s successful high-tech industry. By focusing on the role of the Academic Reserve, we provide a broader understanding of Israel’s ongoing technological success.

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学术储备

为什么以色列是世界闻名的“创业之国”和技术创新的主要来源?虽然现有的学术研究侧重于以色列国防军(IDF)服役期间技能发展的重要性，但我们认为学术储备的关键作用被忽视了。学术预备队成立于20世纪50年代，是大卫·本-古里安(David Ben-Gurion)对科学和技术先进的国防力量的愿景的一部分，是以色列国防军(IDF)派遣选定的高中毕业生在完成延长的服兵役之前获得学位的特殊计划。在完成服务后，大多数参与者继续为以色列成功的高科技产业做出贡献。通过关注学术储备的作用，我们对以色列正在取得的技术成功有了更广泛的了解。

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期刊介绍： Israel Studies Review (ISR) is the journal of the Association for Israel Studies, an international and interdisciplinary scholarly organization dedicated to the study of all aspects of Israeli society, history, politics, and culture. ISR explores modern and contemporary Israel from the perspective of the social sciences, history, the humanities, and cultural studies and welcomes submissions on these subjects. The journal also pays close attention to the relationships of Israel to the Middle East and to the wider world, and encourages scholarly articles with this broader theoretical or comparative approach provided the focus remains on modern Israel.