Educational attitudes and trends in Palestine

This paper reports the findings of a study of 7000 Palestinian ninth- grade students living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Information is presented concerning educational aspirations, school performance and suggestions for strengthening the Palestinian school system. The impact of the intifada, th...

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Published in:Educational studies 1999-07, Vol.25 (2), p.217-243
Main Authors: Fronk, Camille, Huntington, Ray L, Chadwick, Bruce A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic Aspiration
Arabs
Attitudes
Befragung
Bildungsinteresse
College Students
Education
Educational Attainment
Educational Attitudes
Educational Quality
Educational Trends
Einstellung (Psy)
Empirische Untersuchung
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family Influence
Foreign Countries
Grade 9
High Schools
Higher Education
Jugend
Leistung
Males
Mathematics Teachers
Palestine
Palestinian people
Palästina
Parent Attitudes
Parents
Politik
Politisches Bewusstsein
Questionnaires
Refugees
Schulwesen
Schüler
Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung
Schülerleistung
Secondary school students
Secondary Schools
Semitic Languages
Socioeconomic Influences
Student Attitudes
Student Educational Objectives
Surveys
Trends
Unterrichtsausfall
Vocational Schools
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Summary:This paper reports the findings of a study of 7000 Palestinian ninth- grade students living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Information is presented concerning educational aspirations, school performance and suggestions for strengthening the Palestinian school system. The impact of the intifada, the popular uprising which resulted in the Oslo agreement, on the students' performance is also ascertained. ... The results demonstrate that Palestinian students have exceptionally high educational aspirations in spite of living under Israeli occupation and in dire poverty. We discovered the students work hard in school and are supported by their parents. Interestingly, intifada participation was not related to school performance as those who were heavily involved in the conflict earned just as good grades as those who did not participate. Sadly, these youth realize that their lofty educational aspirations are not likely to be fulfilled because of their families' poverty and the disruptive influence of the Israeli occupation. (DIPF/ orig.)
ISSN:0305-5698
1465-3400
DOI:10.1080/03055699997927