Bilingual Schools in Israel

Ideals, Realities, and the Forces that Shape them
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-19451-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 134 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 416 g

Reihe: Migration, Minorities and Modernity

This book asks a central question: Does integrated education, aimed at peace and equality, influence life beyond school walls as its founders hoped? Or does the Israeli-Palestinian conflict turn the integrated school space into a battleground? The author, Dr. Amin Khalaf, concludes that the power imbalance between the Jewish majority and the Palestinian minority does not disappear within the framework of joint education, and the impact of these schools on Israeli society remains quite limited. Nevertheless, he demonstrates that integrated education has also borne fruit. The desire to maintain an equal partnership through educational frameworks holds the potential for positive environmental influence, even if it has not yet been fully realized.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khalaf, Amin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Theory and Reality.- Chapter 2. The Establishment and the Institutions.- Chapter 3. Strategies of Equality.- Chapter 4. Inequality Dimensions.- Chapter 5. Symbolic and Real Boundaries.- Chapter 6. Achievements and Hopes.- Chapter 7. Lessons in Integration: Comparing Educational Models in Conflict Zones - Northern Ireland and Cyprus as Case Studies.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Amin Khalaf is an education lecturer at Ono Academic College and David Yellin Academic College of Education. Holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, a Business Administration master's degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a Ph.D. from UBB University in Cluj, Romania. Alongside academic work, Dr. Khalaf co-founded the "Hand-in-Hand" Association, which, since 1998, has established seven bilingual Jewish-Arab schools. He also manages the "EAST & WEST" Language Learning Center in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem.