Language:
English
Year of publication:
2023
Titel der Quelle:
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Angaben zur Quelle:
94 (2023)
Keywords:
Palestinian Arabs Education
;
Jewish teachers Attitudes
;
Arab-Israeli conflict
;
Israel Ethnic relations 21st century
;
History
Abstract:
One of the methods of multicultural societies for advancing a shared society is cross-cultural teaching. Commonly, teachers from the majority group apply to teaching at the majority's schools through the acculturation process. The current study, however, illuminates the understudied situation, in which teachers of the Jewish majority group in Israel teach at the Arab minority's schools. Our findings indicate that these Jewish teachers are mostly motivated by their ideology and moral values, mainly a yearning to bridge between two hostile societies. These teachers' integration into the minority's schools is challenging due to cultural differences, lack of familiarity with Arabic, and difficulties introducing informal pedagogy, that is not common in Arab schools, discipline problems among students, and a challenging national-political discourse.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijintrel.2023.101786
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