Education among Indigenous Palestinians in Israel : Inequality, Cultural Hegemony, and Social Change / Majid Al-Haj.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al Haj, Majid, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palestinian Arabs--Education--Israel.

Palestinian Arabs.

Palestinian Arabs--Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2024]

Summary:

An expansive, in-depth analysis of education among indigenous Palestinians in Israel over seven decades.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Methodology

Chapter Descriptions

Chapter 1 Theoretical Framework: Multiculturalism, Hegemony and Social Change

Abstract

Multiculturalism-A Background

Retreat from the Multicultural Model

Multicultural Education: Concepts and Development

Positivist versus Critical Multiculturalism

Multicultural Education and Critical-Transformative Pedagogy

Critics of Critical Pedagogy

The Gramscian Theory of Cultural Hegemony

Eclectic Model of Empowering Multicultural Education

Summary

Chapter 2 Background: The Palestinian Arabs in Israel

Theoretical Framework: Multicultural Democracy, National Minorities, and Indigenous Groups

National Minorities

Indigenous Groups

International Recognition of Indigenous Rights

Educational Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Groups

Multicultural Democracy, Liberal Democracy, and Indigenous Rights

T he Palestinian Arabs in Israel: An Involuntary Indigenous Minority

Gap between Reality and Official Recognition of Arabs as an Indigenous Group

Changes among the Palestinian Arabs in Israel

Demographic Change

Social Change

Social and Political Localization

Identity of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel: Situated within a Double Periphery

Barriers to Multicultural Democracy and Jewish-Arab Relations

Multicultural Democracy and the Blurred Majority-Minority Boundaries

Chapter 3 Trends in Elementary, Intermediate, and Secondary Education: Quantitative Expansion and Persistent Qualitative Gaps

Background

The Administrative Structure of Arab Education

Private Christian Schools

Druze Education

Bedouin Education

The Arab Population's Standpoint toward Administrative Structure of Education.

Quantitative Changes: Increasing Access and Educational Expansion

Secondary Schools

Coeducation

Qualitative Trends: Cumulative Disparities and Persistent Gaps

Theoretical Framework: Neoliberalism, Marketization, and Standardization

Standardization and Qualitative Trends in Arab Schools

The Meitzav Tests

Entitlement to Matriculation (Bagrut) Certificate

International Tests

Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA)

Reading Literacy

Trends in International Mathematics and Science: TIMSS

A Global Perspective

Gaps in the Achievements of Arab and Jewish Students

The PISA Tests in Israeli Media

New Challenges Brought on by COVID-19

Chapter 4 Controlled "Multiculturalism": A Comparative Analysis of the History Curriculum in Arab and Hebrew Schools, 1950-2020

Theoretical Framework: History, Hegemony, and Multicultural Education

Israel: Multiple Cultures without Multiculturalism

Goals for Arab Education over Time

The First Period: 1950s-early 1970s

Public Criticism of the Goals and Curricula for the Arab Schools 1950s-early 1970s

Restating Goals and Curricula for Arab Schools in the Mid-1970s

Amendment of the State Education Law, 2000

History Curriculum in Arab and Jewish Schools in Israel: Literature Review

Comparative Analysis of History Curriculum in Arab and Jewish Schools

The First Period: 1950s-Early 1970s

The Second Period: Mid-1970s-1990s

The Third Period: A New History Curriculum, Late 1990s-Present

General Guidelines

Textbooks Based on the New Curriculum: A Comparative Analysis of Arab and Jewish Schools

Recent Developments

Chapter 5 Status of Arab Teachers: Attitudes, Burnout, and the Culture of Silence

Theoretical Framework: Challenges Faced by Minority Teachers.

Background: The Military Government and the Foundations of a Culture of Silence

Continuity and Change: Findings from a Comprehensive Survey and Focus Groups

Women in the Education System

Relationships within Arab Schools

Teaching of Actual Issues

Burnout among Teachers

Burnout Index

Recent Trends: Local and Global Challenges

The Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis

Chapter 6 Higher Education: Quantitative Expansion, Obstacles, and Qualitative Inequalities

Theoretical Framework: Higher Education and Inequalities

Decolonial Theory

Higher Education among the Arabs in Israel: Background and Developments

Main Trends in Higher Education

Academic Colleges and Colleges of Education

Arab Students at Foreign Universities

T he Psychometric Entrance Test (PET) as a Gatekeeper

Standardized Admission Test (SAT): Meritocracy and Unfairness

The PET and Admission Inequalities

Initiatives to Enhance Fair Access to Higher Education

Adaptation Difficulties of Arab Students during Academic Studies

Learning Difficulties

Financial and Housing Difficulties

Cultural Adjustment and Identity

Employment and Socioeconomic Returns of Education

Employment Distress of Arab College and University Graduates over Time

Expansion of Higher Education among Arabs and Persistent Inequalities

Arabs in the High-Tech Industry

Chapter 7 Self-Empowerment and Civil Society Organization samong Indigenous Palestinians: The Case of the INSANN Association

Introduction: Public Sociology and Academic Activism

Theoretical Framework: Empowerment, Civil Society, and Indigenous Peoples

Definition and Role of Civil Society

Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples

Civil Society among Indigenous Palestinian Arabs in Israel

The INSANN Association.

INSANN's Vision and Goals

Major INSANN Projects and Initiatives

The Mobile Community Cultural Center

The Case of Kammaneh

INSANN's Activities in Kammaneh

Interview with E'id Sawaed

Media Coverage of INSANN Activities in Kammaneh

The Creativity Project: An Alternative Model for Empowering Multicultural Education

Rationale and Main Principles

Content of the Creativity Project

Teacher Training

Mobile Creativity Center

Pupil Workshops

The Annual Book of Creativity

Creativity Festivals

Evaluation of the Creativity Project

School Steering Committees

Impact on Students: A Brief Analysis of the Annual Book of Creativity

Response of Arab Schools and Community

Shortcomings of the Creativity Project

Pedagogical Philosophy of the Project

Obstacles and Lessons To Be Learned from INSAAN's Experience

Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781438498560

143849856X

OCLC:

1441725818