Building a ‘community of communities’: from meta-ideologies to practice

This article examines a religious youth village in Israel that includes three main communities: immigrants from a low socioeconomic background; a community from the pluralist religious section that includes students who failed to integrate into normal educational settings; and a community of ultraorthodox dropout girls. The main challenge in the youth village is to build a ‘community of communities’. This study investigates the interplay between educational perceptions, practices, and structural infrastructure in the youth village, as perceived by its leadership. Using a logic model derived from 11 interviews with educational leaders, the study explores linkages among resources, interventions, and outcomes.