Online Collaboration between Israeli Palestinian Arab and Jewish Students: Fear and Anxiety

This study examines Israeli Palestinian Arab and Jewish students from five education colleges in Israel. Students worked collaboratively through a yearly online intercollegiate program. The research includes qualitative analysis of open-ended questions and ongoing reflective journals as well as quan...

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Published in:International journal of multicultural education 2019-01, Vol.21 (1), p.62
Main Authors: Ahmad, Manal Yazbak Abu, Hoter, Elaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Arabs
College Students
Computer supported collaborative learning
Cooperative Learning
Cultural Awareness
Education
Electronic Learning
Fear
Foreign Countries
Friendship
Intercollegiate Cooperation
Intercultural education
Jewish students
Jews
Learner Engagement
Methods
Multicultural Education
Online Courses
Online education
Palestinian Arabs
Peer Relationship
Student Attitudes
Student teachers
Students, Jewish
Transformative Learning
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Summary:This study examines Israeli Palestinian Arab and Jewish students from five education colleges in Israel. Students worked collaboratively through a yearly online intercollegiate program. The research includes qualitative analysis of open-ended questions and ongoing reflective journals as well as quantitative analysis of pre and post questionnaires. The qualitative results revealed that students' initial apprehension about working with people from the other culture diminished at the end of the course. This change was backed up by the results of the t-test (-4.38), which indicated that the perception of other participants in the group improved significantly among both Jewish and Israeli Palestinian Arab participants. KEYWORDS: multicultural, online collaboration, minority culture, small group work, stereotype
ISSN:1934-5267
1934-5267
DOI:10.18251/IJME.V21I1.1726