Explores the experiences of racism and anti-Semitism in Jewish women teachers working in nondenominational, inner city schools and discusses how they construct ethnicity. Themes of difference, 'differance,' differing, and deferring surface, interweaving themselves in the women's understandings of their lives. The women had chosen to work in…

Observations of Arab and Jewish students and teachers in an Israeli bilingual/bicultural school were used to examine teacher-structured and student-initiated experiences of cross-cultural contact. Results suggested that educators should promote cultural fluency by creating environments that require students to engage each other's company.…

Investigates changes in the internal structure of semantic categories as a result of cultural transition. Examines typicality shifts in semantic categories of Jewish Argentine immigrants in Israel. Presents a model mapping typicality shift patterns onto acculturation patterns. (HB)

Addresses issues faced by employment counselors working with Soviet Jewish refugees; provides recommendations for working effectively with this population. Includes two case studies that illustrate how use of directed research, informational meetings, and internships assist counselors in providing clients with tools to take control of their career…

This study compared attitudes toward disability of 148 Arab and 124 Jewish high school students in Israel. Results found a significant effect of cultural affiliation with Jewish youth expressing more positive attitudes than their Arab counterparts. Findings were related to possible differences in psychodynamic processes motivating attitudes in the…

Studied the relationships of coping resources, optimism, perceived control, and coping strategies to anxiety, physical symptoms, and cognitive functioning for 69 male and 40 female Jewish Israeli adolescents in real crisis during the Persian Gulf War. Discusses the implications of the reported mixture of active and palliative coping strategies.…

Male and female Arab and Jewish private high school students in Israel were questioned on their attitudes toward women's roles. Finds that ambitious Arab females may experience less support from their male peers than may Jewish females. (DM)

Explores the image of Jewish fathers as portrayed in children's picture books, discussing themes, trends, and significant works, and suggesting guidelines for selecting and evaluating such books. Annotations and discussion of nearly 50 books show fathers in a variety of religious and secular roles and demonstrate the diversity existing within…

Examined the mental health role of ideological commitment among 385 Israeli Jewish children ages 10 through 13 years. Found that exposure to political hardship (living in a border town or West Bank settlement subject to attack) did not increase anxiety, insecurity, and depression among children who showed strong ideological commitment. (MDM)

Demonstrates that the Judeans traveled along the Ancient Silk Route. Discusses the Iranian influence on the formation of Jewish religious ideas. Considers the development of Jewish trade networks, focusing on the Radanites (Jewish traders), the Jewish presence in the Far East, and the survival of Judaism in central Asia. (CMK)

Discusses three widely-known curricula on Holocaust education for secondary schools that vary significantly in their contextualization of anti-Semitism, particularly the relations between Christians and Jews, as a long-range cause for the Holocaust. Recognizes two essential contextual elements that still demand greater attention by curriculum…

Over the last 25 years, autobiography has gained increasing epistemological and methodological popularity and legitimacy in teacher education. Although this trend has opened up valuable new lines of inquiry, it has not been unproblematic. We have moved beyond the romantic, uncritical celebration of stories to the recognition of autobiographies as…

A major shortcoming of macro-spatial research undertaken to date in Israel pertains to the neglect of state investment-related measures and the extent to which they mediate unequal opportunities to learn (OTL) and educational opportunities between localities. In the present study, OTL refer to class size and high-school tracking patterns.…

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an especially entrenched ethno-national stalemate. The upsurges of violence in the Middle East provide flashpoints for tension among Arabs, Jews and other students on college campuses. The author presents methods for facilitating dialogue between these groups in the form of a psychologically informed,…

The concept of "practice" has become a central category of social analysis across a variety of disciplines. While religious educators have begun to recognize the critical role of practices in faith formation, less attention has been given to their role in education for responsible religious pluralism. Based on conversations between Catholic and…