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Responses of Arab Teachers of Hebrew in Israel to an Israeli Novel on Jewish-Arab Relations
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Rudin, Shai – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2020
Purpose: This study aims to examine the responses and perceptions of Israeli Arab teachers toward multicultural and educational issues concerning Jewish-Arab relations. Design/methodology/approach: This study is a qualitative research. The study included 44 novice Arab teachers, who teach Hebrew in the Arab sector and are currently studying toward…
Descriptors: Arabs, Jews, Phenomenology, Beginning Teachers
Insights into the Successful Integration of Foreign-Born Faculty in Israeli Academia: The Empowering Effect of In-Group Ethno-Cultural Similarity
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Bokek-Cohen, Ya'arit; Davidovitch, Nitza – International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, 2014
Most studies of foreign-born faculty have documented various difficulties in their careers in academic institutions. This chapter offers data regarding the successful careers of foreign-born faculty in the Israeli academic world and identifies the factors that contributed to this success. Our data are based on several measures for success of…
Descriptors: Foreign Nationals, College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria, High Achievement
Determinants of Life Satisfaction among Immigrants from Western Countries and from the FSU in Israel
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Amit, Karin – Social Indicators Research, 2010
This study examines the integration of immigrants via their satisfaction with life in the new country. While most studies on immigrant integration have focused on objective integration parameters such as education, occupation and salary (e.g., Borjas in "Friends or strangers: the impact of immigrants on the US economy." Basic Books, New…
Descriptors: Jews, Life Satisfaction, Living Standards, Academic Education
Factors Related to Students' Achievements: Comparing Israeli Bedouin and Jewish Students in College Education
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Fischl, Dita; Sagy, Shifra – Intercultural Education, 2009
This study examined factors contributing to the achievements of Israeli Bedouin and Jewish students in an Israeli college for teacher education. The study employed Tinto's model and its core concepts of academic and social integration as main explanatory factors for student achievement in an academic institute. Background characteristics were also…
Descriptors: Jews, Arabs, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes
Respect, Recognition and Reconciliation: Emerging Models of Integrated Education in Regions of Conflict
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Ben-Nun, Merav – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A comparative case study of integrated schools in two regions of conflict, this study addresses the potential and limitations of education to promote individual and societal processes of change and peace building. In modern societies, education is expected to play a central function in socializing young generations into their culture and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Social Change
Living Together Apart: Residential Segregation in Mixed Arab-Jewish Cities in Israel.
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Falah, Ghazi – Urban Studies, 1996
Examines features of residential segregation in five mixed Arab-Jewish cities in Israel and the role of ideology and state politics among the charter group (Jewish) as a dominant factor in this social process. Findings reveal all five cities exhibit high indices of segregation and hypersegregation--a situation of neighbors without neighborly…
Descriptors: Arabs, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries