TY - JOUR
T1 - The other side of the story
T2 - Israeli and Palestinian teachers write a history textbook together
AU - Steinberg, Shoshana
AU - Bar-On, Dan
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - In this essay, Shoshana Steinberg and Dan Bar-On present the work of a team of Israeli and Palestinian teachers who developed a history textbook that includes both groups' narratives of the same events side by side. These teachers then tested the effects of its use in both Israeli and Palestinian classrooms; for the first time, students on each side of the conflict were exposed to the other side's understanding of key historical events. The authors present the challenges that the team faced in developing the textbook and that teachers encountered in the classroom as well as the understanding and collaboration this project fostered. They argue that the process of creating the dual-narratives text, as well as the text itself, allows teachers to play a productive role in violent political conflicts.
AB - In this essay, Shoshana Steinberg and Dan Bar-On present the work of a team of Israeli and Palestinian teachers who developed a history textbook that includes both groups' narratives of the same events side by side. These teachers then tested the effects of its use in both Israeli and Palestinian classrooms; for the first time, students on each side of the conflict were exposed to the other side's understanding of key historical events. The authors present the challenges that the team faced in developing the textbook and that teachers encountered in the classroom as well as the understanding and collaboration this project fostered. They argue that the process of creating the dual-narratives text, as well as the text itself, allows teachers to play a productive role in violent political conflicts.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=64749090402&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.17763/haer.79.1.y20h1445444q4511
DO - 10.17763/haer.79.1.y20h1445444q4511
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:64749090402
SN - 0017-8055
VL - 79
SP - 104
EP - 112
JO - Harvard Educational Review
JF - Harvard Educational Review
IS - 1
ER -