Defining Resilience from Practice: Case Study of Resilience Building in a Multi-cultural College

Abstract

Abstract A resilience building process, lasting over a period of 10 years, has evolved gradually in a multi-cultural college. This article presents the college challenges and difficulties (e.g. national differences or public opposition) using the Lahad and Ben-Nesher (2008) multi-dimensional model of resilience as a theoretical framework for individual and organizational processes that contribute in coping with both crisis situations and everyday reality. The first three levels of the model are used in order to demonstrate the resilience building within the three levels of college organizational hierarchy: management, faculty and students. Finally, we discuss conclusions and applied contributions.