The promise of integrated multicultural and bilingual education : inclusive Palestinian-Arab and Jewish schools in Israel : what happens to children when adults find solutions to problems they do not have / Zvi Bekerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bekerman, Zvi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--Israel.

Multicultural education.

Education, Bilingual--Israel.

Education, Bilingual.

Cultural pluralism--Study and teaching--Israel.

Cultural pluralism.

Intercultural communication--Israel.

Intercultural communication.

Intergroup relations--Israel.

Intergroup relations.

Peace--Study and teaching--Israel.

Peace.

Palestinian Arabs--Education--Israel.

Palestinian Arabs.

Jews--Education--Israel.

Jews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Promise of Integrated and Multicultural Bilingual Education presents the results of a long-term ethnographic study of integrated bilingual Palestinian-Jewish schools in Israel that offer a new educational option to two groups of Israelis--Palestinians and Jews--who have been in conflict for the last one hundred years.

Contents:

Cover; The Promise of Integrated Multicultural and Bilingual Education; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1. Positioning the Author; 2. Theoretical Perspectives; 3. Methodology: From Theory to Implementation; 4. Schools in Their Contexts; 5. The Parents; 6. Teachers at Work; 7. The Children; 8. School Routines: Language, Culture, Religion, and Politics in the Classroom; 9. Ceremonial Events; 10. Conflicting National Narratives; 11. The Graduates; 12. Conclusions; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-933653-9

0-19-046307-4

0-19-933652-0