ERIC Number: EJ911687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Feb
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
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Inside and outside the Integrated Bilingual Palestinian-Jewish Schools in Israel: Teachers' Perceptions of Personal, Professional and Political Positioning
Rajuan, Maureen; Bekerman, Zvi
Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, v27 n2 p395-405 Feb 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers of the integrated bilingual Palestinian-Jewish schools in Israel construct their school culture in relation to various outside pressures in their attempt to achieve educational change. Field notes from an in-service training workshop were analyzed according to three levels of the teaching context: the personal, professional and political. It was found that the teachers perceive themselves as primarily pedagogical experts with a shared vision based on multiculturalism and coexistence. According to the findings, recommendations are made for improving the positioning of the teachers in relation to pupils, parents and policy-makers. (Contains 2 diagrams.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Jews, School Culture, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes, Bilingualism, Politics of Education, Educational Policy, Inservice Teacher Education, Workshops, Multicultural Education, Bilingual Schools, Teacher Role, Expertise, Conflict, Educational Environment, School Desegregation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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