Yaacov J Katz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4224751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yaacov J Katz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yaacov J |
| FAMILY NAME | Katz |
| SIGNATURE | KATZ Y J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5229-1423 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Parent–child transmission of religious and secular values in Israel
This research uses Schwartz’s theory of values to examine intergenerational (parent-child) value transmission among Orthodox-religious and secular Jewish families in Israel. The study investigates the transmission of religious and secular values among 211 Jewish families with heterogeneous religious-secular (R-S) parental dyads in comparison to family groups that are homogeneously religious (R-R) or homogenously secular (S-S). Results illustrate …
The state approach to Jewish and non‐Jewish education in Israel
The mandatory curriculum mooted by the Israeli Ministry of Education for implementation is designed to include the most important body of knowledge to be taught and acquired by every student in the educational system. In addition to the knowledge present in the mandatory curriculum it also includes the learning skills and social values necessary for the development of productive citizens who function adequately in both cognitive and affective dom…
Student responsibility and classroom discipline in Australia, China, and Israel
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teachers' classroom discipline techniques and students' individual and communal responsibility in Australian, Chinese, and Israeli classrooms. The sample comprised 5521 students in grades 7–12 and 748 teachers. The participating Australian, Chinese, and Israeli schools included both larger and smaller schools, situated in a range of socioeconomic and geographic areas. Results showe…
Measuring attitude toward Judaism: The internal consistency reliability of the Katz–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Judaism
This paper describes and discusses the development and empirical properties of the 24-item Likert-type Katz–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Judaism. The scale is designed to facilitate inter-faith comparisons within the psychology of religion alongside the well-established Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity. Data are provided from a sample of 618 Hebrew-speaking undergraduate students attending Bar-Ilan University. The findings confir…
Students’ reaction to classroom discipline in Australia, Israel, and China
Teachers’ classroom discipline and student misbehavior in Australia, China and Israel
Teacher and Student Attitudes to Affective Education: A European collaborative research project
This article reports on the outcomes of a comparative research project examining teacher and student attitudes to affective education across Europe. Affective education is defined as the aspect of the educational process that is concerned with the feelings, values, beliefs, attitudes and emotional well-being of learners. The article begins with a consideration of some of the conceptual issues in affective education and its diversity across Europe…
Hebrew Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire: Short Form (Epqr-S) and Abbreviated Form (Epqr-A)
A sample of 415 female Hebrew-speaking Israeli undergraduate students completed a Hebrew translation of the items of the EPQR-A and EPQR-S. The findings support the comparability of the two instruments and the reliability of the extraversion, neuroticism and lie scales. The psychoticism scales, however, were found to be less satisfactory
Internal Consistency Reliability and Validity of the Hebrew Translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory
The Hebrew translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory and the short form Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire were completed by 298 undergraduate women in Israel. The findings confirm the internal reliability of the Hebrew translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory and support the construct validity according to which "happiness is a thing called stable extraversion
Polls, opinions and political decisions – an information theory view of the 1999 elections
The Development of State Religious Education in Israel
The eighteenth-century Jewish “enlightenment” movement in Central and Eastern Europe laid the foundations for modern religious education. Schools in which secular subject were taught alongside traditional religious topics were established and served as the model for the modern religious educational system. In Palestine schools based on the “enlightenment” model were founded and during the twentieth century up till the establishment of the State o…
Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Version of the Francis Attitude toward Computers Scale
The Francis Attitude Toward Computers Scale was originally developed in the United Kingdom to operationalise the affective domain of attitude toward computers The present study gives a description of the development of the Hebrew language translation of this instrument among a sample of 339 undergraduate students in Israel The data support the psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of this instrument
Parental Considerations When Choosing High Schools for Their Children
The aim of the present study was to examine the pattern of parental choice of high schools for their children, bearing in mind their socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. A representative heterogeneous sample of parents of 220 8th grade boys and girls, who served as the research sample in the study, responded to the Parental Choice of School Scale. Statistical analyses of the results indicate that middle and upper-middle socioeconomic status pare…
Implementation of the Mason, DeMers & Middleton consultation and program evaluation model in an Israeli school integration project
A Gutyman Scale Factor Structure of Comprehensiveness
The aim of this study was to empirically test the ideal type theory of comprehensiveness which encompasses four major factors: openness versus selectivity in student intake; student oriented curriculum adapted to student needs versus achievement oriented curriculum; flexible placement of students in a variety of learning programs versus rigid student placement in streams, tracks and settings; and advancement of social integration among students v…
The Comparability of the Short form Epq-Rindices of Extraversion, Neuroticism, and the Lie Scale With the Epq for a Sample of 190 Student Teachers in Israel
This paper compares the Hebrew editions of the Extraversion, Neuroticism and Lie Scales of the short form EPQ-R with the longer and more established indices of the EPQ among a sample of 190 female trainee teachers in Israel. The findings support the comparability of the two editions of these indices for the sample
Validation of the Student Religiosity Questionnaire
The aim of the present study was to confirm the validity of the Student Religiosity Questionnaire, an instrument compiled to measure religiosity of students at the high school level. The findings indicate that the SRQ is a valid and reliable measure of religious principles and religious practices for a representative sample of Israeli national-religious high school students
Prestige of National-Religious High Schools and Social and Religious Orientations of Students
To examine the relationship between differential levels of school prestige and social, religious, and demographic characteristics of students of the Israeli national-religious high school system, 221 students in Grade 11 of a boys' theological academic high school, a girls' theological academic high school, a coeducational academic high school, a coeducational comprehensive high school, and a coeducational vocational high school were administered…
The Relationship between Personality and Religiosity in an Israeli Sample
In this study, 190 female trainee teachers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel completed the Hebrew version of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Katz religiosity scale. The data suggest four conclusions: a) religiosity is associated with neither neuroticism nor emotional stability; b) religiosity is associated with neither introversion nor extraversion; c) religiosity has a positive relationship with tendermindedness, and a negative re…
The Dual Nature of the Epq Lie Scale? A Study Among University Students in Israel
A series of earlier studies, conducted in England, Australia and the USA has suggested that the EPQ lie scale contains two empirically distinct components, one functioning partly as an index of socially conforming behavior and the other functioning as a purer index of lying or dissimulation less contaminated by social conformity. The present study among a sample of 190 Hebrew speaking Israeli students fails to confirm these earlier findings. The …
Computer assisted counseling ? model for the elementary school
Conservatism of Israeli Junior High School Students: Interethnic Differences
The aims of the study were (a) to establish the factor structure characterizing Israeli junior high school students of Western and Oriental ethnic origin on the Children's Scale of Social Attitudes, (b) to compare the Israeli factor structure with those for school children from other societies, and (c) to examine whether the Israeli school children's factor structure resembled those for Israeli adults as well as for adults from other societies. A…
A Validation of the Social-Religious-Political Scale
The aim of the present study was to ascertain the validity of the Social-Religious-Political Scale, a new questionnaire specially compiled to measure social, religious and political attitudes of adult respondents. The findings of the validation study indicate that the SRP Scale is a valid and reliable measure of socio-political and religious attitudes for a sample of adult white South African students
The Validation of the Student Social Orientations Questionnaire
The aim of the present study was to ascertain the validity of the Students' Social Orientation Questionnaire (SSOQ), a new instrument specially compiled to measure high school students' orientations toward major social issues. The findings indicate that the SSOQ is a valid and reliable measure of occupational aspirations, social image, study motivation, social integration and good citizen-ship for a representative sample of Israeli high school st…
Academic Achievement as a Function of Integration in an Israeli Elementary School
A project in integration was initiated at the Gush Etzion Regional Elementary School in Israel at the beginning of the 1984/85 school year. Students of Oriental ethnic origin, from a lower achievement oriented environment and a lower SES level were placed in the first grade of the school together with higher achievement oriented and higher SES level students of Western ethnic background. Educational and integrational interventions thought to be c…
Teachers’ classroom discipline and student misbehavior in Australia, China and Israel
Students’ reaction to classroom discipline in Australia, Israel, and China
Student responsibility and classroom discipline in Australia, China, and Israel
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teachers' classroom discipline techniques and students' individual and communal responsibility in Australian, Chinese, and Israeli classrooms. The sample comprised 5521 students in grades 7–12 and 748 teachers. The participating Australian, Chinese, and Israeli schools included both larger and smaller schools, situated in a range of socioeconomic and geographic areas. Results showe…
The Relationship between Personality and Religiosity in an Israeli Sample
In this study, 190 female trainee teachers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel completed the Hebrew version of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Katz religiosity scale. The data suggest four conclusions: a) religiosity is associated with neither neuroticism nor emotional stability; b) religiosity is associated with neither introversion nor extraversion; c) religiosity has a positive relationship with tendermindedness, and a negative re…
The state approach to Jewish and non‐Jewish education in Israel
The mandatory curriculum mooted by the Israeli Ministry of Education for implementation is designed to include the most important body of knowledge to be taught and acquired by every student in the educational system. In addition to the knowledge present in the mandatory curriculum it also includes the learning skills and social values necessary for the development of productive citizens who function adequately in both cognitive and affective dom…
Ability Grouping and Students' Social Orientations
In Israel, there are statistical relationships between students' social orientations and the ability group to which they are assigned
A Validation of the Social-Religious-Political Scale
The aim of the present study was to ascertain the validity of the Social-Religious-Political Scale, a new questionnaire specially compiled to measure social, religious and political attitudes of adult respondents. The findings of the validation study indicate that the SRP Scale is a valid and reliable measure of socio-political and religious attitudes for a sample of adult white South African students
The Validation of the Student Social Orientations Questionnaire
The aim of the present study was to ascertain the validity of the Students' Social Orientation Questionnaire (SSOQ), a new instrument specially compiled to measure high school students' orientations toward major social issues. The findings indicate that the SSOQ is a valid and reliable measure of occupational aspirations, social image, study motivation, social integration and good citizen-ship for a representative sample of Israeli high school st…
Academic Achievement as a Function of Integration in an Israeli Elementary School
A project in integration was initiated at the Gush Etzion Regional Elementary School in Israel at the beginning of the 1984/85 school year. Students of Oriental ethnic origin, from a lower achievement oriented environment and a lower SES level were placed in the first grade of the school together with higher achievement oriented and higher SES level students of Western ethnic background. Educational and integrational interventions thought to be c…
Conservatism of Israeli Junior High School Students: Interethnic Differences
The aims of the study were (a) to establish the factor structure characterizing Israeli junior high school students of Western and Oriental ethnic origin on the Children's Scale of Social Attitudes, (b) to compare the Israeli factor structure with those for school children from other societies, and (c) to examine whether the Israeli school children's factor structure resembled those for Israeli adults as well as for adults from other societies. A…
The Dual Nature of the Epq Lie Scale? A Study Among University Students in Israel
A series of earlier studies, conducted in England, Australia and the USA has suggested that the EPQ lie scale contains two empirically distinct components, one functioning partly as an index of socially conforming behavior and the other functioning as a purer index of lying or dissimulation less contaminated by social conformity. The present study among a sample of 190 Hebrew speaking Israeli students fails to confirm these earlier findings. The …
Computer assisted counseling ? model for the elementary school
The Comparability of the Short form Epq-Rindices of Extraversion, Neuroticism, and the Lie Scale With the Epq for a Sample of 190 Student Teachers in Israel
This paper compares the Hebrew editions of the Extraversion, Neuroticism and Lie Scales of the short form EPQ-R with the longer and more established indices of the EPQ among a sample of 190 female trainee teachers in Israel. The findings support the comparability of the two editions of these indices for the sample
Validation of the Student Religiosity Questionnaire
The aim of the present study was to confirm the validity of the Student Religiosity Questionnaire, an instrument compiled to measure religiosity of students at the high school level. The findings indicate that the SRQ is a valid and reliable measure of religious principles and religious practices for a representative sample of Israeli national-religious high school students
Prestige of National-Religious High Schools and Social and Religious Orientations of Students
To examine the relationship between differential levels of school prestige and social, religious, and demographic characteristics of students of the Israeli national-religious high school system, 221 students in Grade 11 of a boys' theological academic high school, a girls' theological academic high school, a coeducational academic high school, a coeducational comprehensive high school, and a coeducational vocational high school were administered…
The Relationship between Personality and Religiosity in an Israeli Sample
In this study, 190 female trainee teachers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel completed the Hebrew version of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and the Katz religiosity scale. The data suggest four conclusions: a) religiosity is associated with neither neuroticism nor emotional stability; b) religiosity is associated with neither introversion nor extraversion; c) religiosity has a positive relationship with tendermindedness, and a negative re…
A Gutyman Scale Factor Structure of Comprehensiveness
The aim of this study was to empirically test the ideal type theory of comprehensiveness which encompasses four major factors: openness versus selectivity in student intake; student oriented curriculum adapted to student needs versus achievement oriented curriculum; flexible placement of students in a variety of learning programs versus rigid student placement in streams, tracks and settings; and advancement of social integration among students v…
Parental Considerations When Choosing High Schools for Their Children
The aim of the present study was to examine the pattern of parental choice of high schools for their children, bearing in mind their socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. A representative heterogeneous sample of parents of 220 8th grade boys and girls, who served as the research sample in the study, responded to the Parental Choice of School Scale. Statistical analyses of the results indicate that middle and upper-middle socioeconomic status pare…
Implementation of the Mason, DeMers & Middleton consultation and program evaluation model in an Israeli school integration project
Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Version of the Francis Attitude toward Computers Scale
The Francis Attitude Toward Computers Scale was originally developed in the United Kingdom to operationalise the affective domain of attitude toward computers The present study gives a description of the development of the Hebrew language translation of this instrument among a sample of 339 undergraduate students in Israel The data support the psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of this instrument
The Development of State Religious Education in Israel
The eighteenth-century Jewish “enlightenment” movement in Central and Eastern Europe laid the foundations for modern religious education. Schools in which secular subject were taught alongside traditional religious topics were established and served as the model for the modern religious educational system. In Palestine schools based on the “enlightenment” model were founded and during the twentieth century up till the establishment of the State o…
Hebrew Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire: Short Form (Epqr-S) and Abbreviated Form (Epqr-A)
A sample of 415 female Hebrew-speaking Israeli undergraduate students completed a Hebrew translation of the items of the EPQR-A and EPQR-S. The findings support the comparability of the two instruments and the reliability of the extraversion, neuroticism and lie scales. The psychoticism scales, however, were found to be less satisfactory
Internal Consistency Reliability and Validity of the Hebrew Translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory
The Hebrew translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory and the short form Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire were completed by 298 undergraduate women in Israel. The findings confirm the internal reliability of the Hebrew translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory and support the construct validity according to which "happiness is a thing called stable extraversion
Polls, opinions and political decisions – an information theory view of the 1999 elections
Teacher and Student Attitudes to Affective Education: A European collaborative research project
This article reports on the outcomes of a comparative research project examining teacher and student attitudes to affective education across Europe. Affective education is defined as the aspect of the educational process that is concerned with the feelings, values, beliefs, attitudes and emotional well-being of learners. The article begins with a consideration of some of the conceptual issues in affective education and its diversity across Europe…
Teachers’ classroom discipline and student misbehavior in Australia, China and Israel
Measuring attitude toward Judaism: The internal consistency reliability of the Katz–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Judaism
This paper describes and discusses the development and empirical properties of the 24-item Likert-type Katz–Francis Scale of Attitude toward Judaism. The scale is designed to facilitate inter-faith comparisons within the psychology of religion alongside the well-established Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity. Data are provided from a sample of 618 Hebrew-speaking undergraduate students attending Bar-Ilan University. The findings confir…
Students’ reaction to classroom discipline in Australia, Israel, and China
Student responsibility and classroom discipline in Australia, China, and Israel
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teachers' classroom discipline techniques and students' individual and communal responsibility in Australian, Chinese, and Israeli classrooms. The sample comprised 5521 students in grades 7–12 and 748 teachers. The participating Australian, Chinese, and Israeli schools included both larger and smaller schools, situated in a range of socioeconomic and geographic areas. Results showe…
The state approach to Jewish and non‐Jewish education in Israel
The mandatory curriculum mooted by the Israeli Ministry of Education for implementation is designed to include the most important body of knowledge to be taught and acquired by every student in the educational system. In addition to the knowledge present in the mandatory curriculum it also includes the learning skills and social values necessary for the development of productive citizens who function adequately in both cognitive and affective dom…
Psychology (23 works) · Social Psychology (20 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Hebrew (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Demography (5 works)