Access to higher education and its socio-economic impact among Bedouin Arabs in Southern Israel

Abu-Saad, Ismael

doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2015.06.001

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“…Indigenous communities as a research context for studying school leaders' ethical judgment 'Indigenous' refers to people who were native to a particular land prior to imperial settlement (Scott et al, 2013: 317). For most indigenous peoples, their relationship to the land is infused with economic, social and spiritual significance, and, as such, is central to their culture and overall way of life (Abu-Saad, 2015). Indigenous peoples share a history of exclusion from the dominant society's decision-making processes that directly affect them (Abu-Saad, 2008).…”

Section: The Descriptive Approach To Researching Ethical Judgment In Educational Managementmentioning

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Ethical considerations of Bedouin Arab school leaders: Negotiating Eurocentric and indigenous decision-making values

Eyal¹,

Da’as²,

Berkovich³

2020

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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Ethical considerations have been examined in American and European school management research, but indigenous and comparative aspects have largely been understudied. To better understand the ethical decision-making of indigenous school leaders, the present research aims to examine the ethical considerations of one such minority group – Bedouin Arab educators in Israel – and to compare their ethical decision-making with that of their counterparts in Israel’s Jewish majority. The research utilized the pre-designed multiple Ethical Perspectives Instrument, which requires participants to resolve school dilemmas by choosing one of two given ethical perspectives taken from the following six: fairness, utilitarianism, care, critique, profession and community. Two exploratory studies were carried out: Study 1 examined the ethical judgments of Bedouin bachelor of education (BEd) students ( n = 28), and their perceptions of the ethical judgments of hypothesized Bedouin school leaders. Study 2 compared the ethical judgments of Bedouin ( n = 30) and Jewish ( n = 39) masters (MA) educational administration students. Bedouin undergraduates reported care and critique as their own dominant ethical preferences, but viewed utilitarian considerations as being dominant among hypothesized Bedouin school leaders. Among the graduate students, utilitarian considerations were more dominant among the Bedouin group than the Jewish group. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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Section: The Descriptive Approach To Researching Ethical Judgment In Educational Managementmentioning

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Ethical considerations of Bedouin Arab school leaders: Negotiating Eurocentric and indigenous decision-making values

Eyal¹,

Da’as²,

Berkovich³

2020

Educational Management Administration & Leadership

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“…Despite improvements in the Arab educational system's outputs over the years, they remain inferior to the Jewish educational system (Abu-Saad, 2016). Data comparing the Arab and Jewish educational systems demonstrated a lack of equality in resources, budgetary discrimination, and less developed learning programs and content, which was particularly obvious in the Arab system (Abu-Asbah & Avishai, 2007;Arar & El-Hija, 2017).…”

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Religious Education among Minority Muslim Schools in Israel: The Condition and Overview

Ali

2018

Jurn. Pend. Islam

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The education system in Israel is a centralized system including both Jews and Arabs. Therefore, these schools are controlled both administratively (including funding) and curricular by the government. From the data obtained in the field, there is an unbalanced comparison between Jewish and non-Jewish educational systems (including Arabic) in Israel. This shows the lack of resource justice, budgetary discrimination, and less developed learning and development programs, especially seen in the Arabic education system. The main purpose of education in Israel is to help the Jewish majority group and intend to maintain Jewish domination. Arabic education applied in Israel has been the subject of Muslim and Arab intellectual criticism. Their rejection is mainly related to the inequality, discrimination and marginalization facing Arab education. With this perspective, the Islamic movement has spurred Islamic educational institutions to uphold and maintain the religious identity and national identity of Muslim minority members in Israel. The article describes the education system in Israel including the religious education system as well as the education system for minorities in Israel.Keywords: Education System, Israel, Islamic Education System, Muslim Minority Schools. ABSTRAK Sistem pendidikan di

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“…Some women of the younger generation are finding the strength to become included socially and economically by acquiring an education and economic independence. More and more women drive a car, acquire an education or professional training, and opportunities to earn a living independently [ 12 , 16 , 17 ]. Nonetheless, the gap between the small number of independent and empowered women and most women who still live within the restrictions of traditional Bedouin life is immense [ 17 ].…”

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Between a woman and her fetus: Bedouin women mediators advance the health of pregnant women and babies in their society

Sharaby

Peres

2021

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Introduction Bedouin women in Israel confront a challenging circumstance between their traditional patriarchal society and transition to modernity. In terms of reproductive health, they face grave disparities as women, pregnant women and mothers. In this article we aim to understand the challenges of Bedouin women who work as mediators in the promotion of Bedouin women’s perinatal health. We explore their challenges with the dual and often conflictual role as health peer-instructors-mediators in mother-and-child clinics, and also as members of a Bedouin community, embodying a status as women, mothers, and family caretakers. Drawn upon a feminist interpretative framework, the article describes their challenges in matters of perinatal health. Our research question is: how do women who traditionally suffer from blatant gender inequality utilize health-promotion work to navigate and empower themselves and other Bedouin women. Methods Based on an interpretive feminist framework, we performed narrative analysis on eleven in-depth interviews with health mediators who worked in a project in the Negev area of Israel. The article qualitatively analyses the ways in which Bedouin women mediators narrate their challenging situations. Results This article shows how difficult health mediators’ task may be for women with restricted education who struggle for autonomy and better social and maternal status. Through their praxis, women mediators develop a critical perspective without risking their commitments as women who are committed to their work as well as their society, communities, and families. These health mediators navigate their ways between the demands of their employer (the Israeli national mother and child health services) and their patriarchal Bedouin society. While avoiding open conflictual confrontations with both hegemonic powers, they also develop self-confidence and a critical and active approach. Conclusions The article shows the ways by which the mediator’s activity involved in perinatal health-promotion may utilize modern perinatal medical knowledge to increase women’s awareness and autonomy over their pregnant bodies and their role as caregivers. We hope our results will be applicable for other women as well, especially for women who belong to other traditional and patriarchal societies.

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Access to higher education and its socio-economic impact among Bedouin Arabs in Southern Israel

Cited by 37 publications

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Ethical considerations of Bedouin Arab school leaders: Negotiating Eurocentric and indigenous decision-making values

Ethical considerations of Bedouin Arab school leaders: Negotiating Eurocentric and indigenous decision-making values

Religious Education among Minority Muslim Schools in Israel: The Condition and Overview

Between a woman and her fetus: Bedouin women mediators advance the health of pregnant women and babies in their society

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