TY - JOUR
T1 - Jewish and Arab kindergarten teachers cope with the challenges of encountering the other in Israel
T2 - ‘My Diverse Kindergarten’
AU - Srour, Afnan Masarwah
AU - Sternberg, Michael
AU - Aldinah, Samar
AU - Ziv, Talee
AU - Dawud, Mahmud
AU - Sagy, Shifra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Our article explores the challenges that faced Jewish and Arab kindergarten teachers, and their different ways of coping with those challenges, during the implementation of the programme ‘My Diverse Kindergarten’ in three mixed cities in Israel. The programme aimed at reducing prejudices and improving the relationship between Jews and Arabs in these cities. Based on data from a qualitative study, including interviews with Arab and Jewish kindergarten teachers, we examined the challenges related to the encounter with the other, and identified a variety of coping patterns, mostly related to the ethnic and professional identities of the kindergarten teachers. Our discussion relates to some of the factors that enabled the success of the programme in achieving its purpose.
AB - Our article explores the challenges that faced Jewish and Arab kindergarten teachers, and their different ways of coping with those challenges, during the implementation of the programme ‘My Diverse Kindergarten’ in three mixed cities in Israel. The programme aimed at reducing prejudices and improving the relationship between Jews and Arabs in these cities. Based on data from a qualitative study, including interviews with Arab and Jewish kindergarten teachers, we examined the challenges related to the encounter with the other, and identified a variety of coping patterns, mostly related to the ethnic and professional identities of the kindergarten teachers. Our discussion relates to some of the factors that enabled the success of the programme in achieving its purpose.
KW - Arab–Jewish relations in Israel
KW - Kindergarten teachers
KW - contact intervention programme
KW - ethnic-national identity
KW - professional identity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193391892&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03004430.2024.2346736
DO - 10.1080/03004430.2024.2346736
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85193391892
SN - 0300-4430
VL - 194
SP - 823
EP - 834
JO - Early Child Development and Care
JF - Early Child Development and Care
IS - 5-6
ER -