Confronting Barriers to the Participation of Bedouin-Arab Women in Israeli Higher Education

Ismael Abu-Saad, Tamar Horowitz, Kathleen Abu-Saad

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Abstract

The Negev Bedouin Arabs are a part of the
indigenous Palestinian Arab minority in Israel who historically derived their livelihood from herding and seasonal agriculture. Subsequently they underwent a rapid urbanization process, which entailed the loss of their traditional economy. These changes required a
re-making of the Bedouin woman's social,
educational and economic role in the life of the
community. We explored Bedouin women's
experiences in mainstream higher education. The study findings indicated that Bedouin Arab women in higher education demonstrated resilience and agency as participants in modernizing Bedouin traditions, and indigenizing ‘Western-style’ modernity. Despite
the myriad of challenges it presented, they
experienced mainstream higher education as an
essential avenue for their personal and communal development.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2766-2774
JournalLiteracy Information and Computer Education Journal
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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