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Alkalay, Sarit; Dolev, Avivit – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
The present study describes the successful operation of an online forum designed to answer questions posted by Israeli elementary-school children during an emergency exercise. Analysis of 212 posts revealed that being younger predict higher levels of emotional intensity. Younger children are 3.561 times more likely than older children to have an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Emergency Programs, Questioning Techniques
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Gross, Zehavit; Gamal, Eshan – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2014
The aim of this study was to examine how Muslim Arab-Israeli teachers conceptualize the Israeli-Arab conflict with their students. The findings show that Arab schools are in a constant state of tension between opposing poles of identity and belonging. The teachers emphasize their students' alienation from the Israeli establishment and their lack…
Descriptors: Arabs, Teaching Methods, Conflict, Foreign Countries
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Goldberg, Tsafrir; Schwarz, Baruch B. – Frontline Learning Research, 2016
This theoretical paper is about the role of emotions in historical reasoning in the context of classroom discussions. Peer deliberations around texts have become important practices in history education according to progressive pedagogies. However, in the context of issues involving emotions, such approaches may result in an obstacle for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Persuasive Discourse, Classroom Communication
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Schuster, Michal – Education and Society, 2014
Service Learning (SL) is a pedagogy aimed at combining academic studies and volunteer community action. The advantages of SL are numerous and are discussed elsewhere. The article points to some of the less studied aspects of service learning programs: the price that students pay for their volunteer service in the community. The discussion will be…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning
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Nasser, Ilham; Abu-Nimer, Mohammed – Journal of Peace Education, 2012
This article presents the results of a study conducted among Palestinian teachers in Israel to address their contextual understanding and perceptions of forgiveness. It sheds light on K-12 teachers' responses to daily cultural and social conflict situations in a Middle Eastern context. This research aims to contribute to our understanding of…
Descriptors: Conflict, Peace, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
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Katz, Yaacov J. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2015
SMS based learning delivery platforms have been increasingly used in different countries and university learning situations to deliver vocabulary and concept learning content to university students. The present study sums up five mini studies in which a total of 1028 first year university students, majoring in social studies at chartered Israeli…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Vocabulary Development
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Assor, Avi; Kaplan, Haya; Kanat-Maymon, Yaniv; Roth, Guy – Learning and Instruction, 2005
We focused on potential effects of directly controlling teacher behaviors (DCTB), such as giving frequent directives, interfering with children's preferred pace of learning, and not allowing critical and independent opinions. We hypothesized that children's perceptions of their teachers as directly controlling would arouse anger and anxiety in…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Student Motivation, Foreign Countries, Teacher Behavior
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Almeida, Patrícia Albergaria, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
This volume contains papers submitted to the 11th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 14-17 May 2013, and papers submitted to the 1st International Distance Partner Conference, organized by the International Research Centre "Scientific Cooperation,"…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, Comparative Education, Global Approach