ERIC Number: EJ897682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jul
Pages: 18
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Role of Druze High Schools in Israel in Shaping Students' Identity and Citizenship
Court, Deborah; Abbas, Randa
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, v5 n2 p145-162 Jul 2010
This study investigated how two Israeli Druze high schools shape the identity and citizenship of adolescents through curriculum, teaching, discourse, social activities and national ceremonies. Data were collected through interviews with teachers, the two school principals, policymakers for Druze education in the Ministry of Education, and students, as well as through observations and document analysis. The research found that the Israeli Druze school system plays a significant role in shaping students' identity and citizenship in the difficult Israeli context, developing adolescents who are firmly rooted in both Druze and Israeli identity. Four central mechanisms were found to infuse the schools in order to accomplish these goals. These were characterized as multi-faceted values education, multi-faceted development of students' identity and citizenship, meaningful learning and the community good. The commitment of Druze educators to building strong Druze-Israeli identity in their students was seen to spring from Druze religious beliefs and from the unique position of the Druze among other Arab groups in Israel.
Descriptors: High Schools, Citizenship, Ceremonies, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Values Education, Principals, Interviews, Identification, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity, High School Students, Public Officials, Context Effect, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Curriculum, Teaching Methods, School Activities, Observation, Religious Factors, Military Service
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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