Role conflict and the dilemma of Palestinian teachers in Israel

This paper explores the dynamics of conflicting role expectations among Palestinian teachers in Israel while focusing on the ways by which these expectations are generated and shaped by the broader sociopolitical context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact on the educational system. F...

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Published in:Comparative education 2002-02, Vol.38 (1), p.39-52
Main Author: Makkawi, Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Arabisch
Befragung
Bewusstsein
Communities
Conflict
Education
Educational policy
Educational sciences
Educational Systems
Elementary Secondary Education
Erziehung
Ethnic Relations
Ethnicity
Foreign Countries
Formal education
Formale Bildung
Hegemony
History instruction
Israel
Jewish history
Lehrer
Lehrerrolle
Minority Group Teachers
National Identity
Nationale Identität
Near East and North Africa
Palestinian people
Palestinians
Palästinenser
Policy, reform, legislation
Political Socialization
Politics of Education
Politische Situation
Repression
Role Conflict
Rollenerwartung
Rollenkonflikt
Soziale Lage
Student
Student Attitudes
Student movements
Teacher attitudes
Teacher Role
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
Universities
Unterdrückung
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Summary:This paper explores the dynamics of conflicting role expectations among Palestinian teachers in Israel while focusing on the ways by which these expectations are generated and shaped by the broader sociopolitical context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its impact on the educational system. Following a brief review of the historical background and the changing role patterns among Palestinian teachers in general, the paper focuses on Palestinian education in Israel and the role of Palestinian teachers within it. The central argument is that the Israeli authorities have been systematically using formal education and the teachers' role in order to repress national identity and awareness among Palestinian students. Data from interviews with Palestinian student activists about the contribution of the formal education to their national identity is used to illustrate the dilemmas and challenges experienced by their teachers.
ISSN:0305-0068
1360-0486
DOI:10.1080/03050060120103847