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When Schooling Becomes a Tactic of Security: Educating to Counter "Extremism"
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Shirazi, Roozbeh – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2017
The intent of this series is to generate a space for critical reflection and inquiry on a burgeoning form of sociopolitical labor of schooling, that of educating against "extremism." In the United States' ongoing "War on Terror" being waged across the Middle East, North and East Africa, and South Asia, formal and informal…
Descriptors: National Security, Citizenship, Terrorism, Antisocial Behavior
Cyberbullying in a Diverse Society: Comparing Jewish and Arab Adolescents in Israel through the Lenses of Individualistic versus Collectivist Cultures
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Lapidot-Lefler, Noam; Hosri, Hanan – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in cyberbullying (bystanders, victims, bullies) between Jewish and Arab adolescents in Israel. The findings could uncover critical implications for children, educators, and policymakers for understanding Cyberbullying in a diverse society. In particular, the differences in cyberbullying…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Victims, Jews
The Case of Palestinian Civil Society in Israel: Islam, Civil Society, and Educational Activism
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Agbaria, Ayman K.; Mustafa, Muhanad – Critical Studies in Education, 2014
This article examines the educational activism of two Arab civil organizations in Israel: the Follow-Up Committee on Arab Education (FUCAE) and the Eqraa Association (Eqraa). On the one hand, it explores the possibilities and limitations of the involvement of the FUCAE in the state's Arab education system, as a secular organization that is heavily…
Descriptors: Arabs, Foreign Countries, Islam, Activism
Gender and Higher Education in Different National Spaces: Female Palestinian Students Attending Israeli and Jordanian Universities
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Abu-Rabia-Queder, Sarab; Arar, Khaled – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
This study examines the higher education experience among Palestinian Arab females in two national spaces and seeks to determine whether studying at an Arab institution of higher learning in a nearby Arab country can alleviate the emotional and economic difficulties that affect Palestinian women at Israeli universities. What can institutions of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Muslims, Jews, Activism
Swimming against the Tide: Characteristics of Muslim-Arab Women in Israel Who Initiated Divorce
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Kulik, Liat; Klein, Dana – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
The present study compared Muslim-Arab women in Israel who initiated divorce (n=45) with those who stayed in stressful marital relationships (n=46). Based on an ecological approach and using a cross-sectional design, we explored the differences between the two groups with regard to the following variables: personal resources (education, paid…
Descriptors: Divorce, Spouses, Muslims, Marital Status
The Effects of Group Stereotypes on Adolescents' Reasoning about Peer Retribution.
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Pitner, Ronald O.; Astor, Ron Avi; Benbenishty, Rami; Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.; Zeira, Anat – Child Development, 2003
Examined effects of negative group stereotypes on reasoning about peer retribution (child hits another child in response to name calling) among 2,604 Arab and Jewish adolescents in Israel. Found evidence that Arab and Jewish students hold stereotypes about one another and that in-group bias affected approval and reasoning about peer retribution…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression