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Rony Berger; Joy Benatov; Ankita Karna; Rui Wu; Ricardo Tarrasch; Saskia D. M. van Schaik; Alaina Brenick – Early Education and Development, 2024
We examined the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) compared to a social-emotional empathy-based intervention (EBI), and a passive control group in promoting compassion among Jewish-Israeli kindergartners. Three middle-class public kindergartens were randomly assigned to the MBI (n = 26;M[subscript age] = 5.03), EBI (n =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Jews, Kindergarten, Preschool Children
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Oplatka, Izhar; Elmalak-Watted, Alaa Afif – Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2022
Purpose: The aim of the current study was to explore emotional closeness and emotional distance between Arab teachers who teach in the Jewish State Educational System and their Jewish counterparts in the school. Design/methodology/approach: The research used semi-structured interviews with 16 Arab and Jewish teachers in Israel. Findings: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Jews, Collegiality
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Shehadeh-Sheeny, Amal; Goldblatt, Hadass; Baron-Epel, Orna – School Psychology International, 2023
The use of medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differs globally. Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD among Israeli Jewish children are four times higher than among Arab children. This qualitative study aimed to identify mothers and teachers' attitudes regarding ADHD and what affects mothers' decisions on whether to medicate…
Descriptors: Arabs, Jews, Parent Attitudes, Mothers
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Stoessel, Katharina; Titzmann, Peter F.; Silbereisen, Rainer K. – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2011
New experiences, challenges, and opportunities inherent in biographical transitions are expected to foster the psychosocial development of individuals. Our study investigated, first, developmental gains in children's language competence, social support seeking, and self control following the transitions to kindergarten and school; second, whether…
Descriptors: Child Development, Psychological Patterns, Social Development, Immigrants