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Yes, we can! - Palestinian-Israeli Teachers in Jewish-Israeli Schools

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  • Wurud Jayusi

    (Beit Berl Academic College & Mofet Institute)

  • Zvi Bekerman

    (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

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The goal of the study is to gain a better understanding of the experiences of Palestinian-Israeli minority teachers when teaching at majority state Hebrew secular schools in Israel. Specifically, the objective is to describe and analyze the role of the teachers? work-related experiences in shaping their sense of self-efficacy, job satisfaction, the acculturation process, and how all these affect their feelings regarding their potential role in helping break down stereotypes and misconceptions about the Palestinian-Israeli minority. Data were gathered from 15 interviewees, who described their experiences, feelings, and perspectives about their work. Findings indicate that Palestinian-Israeli teachers experience a strong sense of self-efficacy, satisfaction, and positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. Participants expressed the belief that their work helps reduce prejudice and increases mutual understanding among the groups in conflict, through successful acculturation, despite some difficulties.

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  • Wurud Jayusi & Zvi Bekerman, 2019. "Yes, we can! - Palestinian-Israeli Teachers in Jewish-Israeli Schools," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 9411017, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:9411017
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    Keywords

    Minority teachers; Palestinians; Israel; prejudice; acculturation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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