TITLE:
Israel’s Education Policy toward the Arab Education System from a Historical Perspective from 1948 to 2022
AUTHORS:
Jamal Abu-Hussain
KEYWORDS:
Education Policy, Arab Education System in Israel, Arab Minority
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.14 No.12,
December
27,
2023
ABSTRACT: The
article examines the educational policy of the Israeli governments towards the
Arab education system and the implications of this policy on the status and
achievements of that system. Based on a theoretical background describing the
relations between Israel as a Jewish state and the indigenous Arab minority,
the study focuses on four main historical eras: 1) that of the Military Administration period (1948-1966); 2) the “melting pot” period (1967-1999); 3) After “Al-Aqsa
Events” 2000 through 2017; and 4) Between the years 2018 (Nationality Law) and
2022. Drawing on the analytical framework designed by Lauen
& Tyson (2009). The findings of the study demonstrate the
existence of understandable patterns of inequality on the basis of ethnicity
and possible relationship between national ethnic affiliation in Israel and
education policymaking for the education system of Arab minority. The article
offers insights, conclusions, and recommendations for the future.