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Education in East Jerusalem gives a voice to the residents of East Jerusalem, addressing educational issues and revealing implicit layers in Israeli policy and attitude affecting the education system. In this close examination of school life under occupation, the book presents criticism of the system from within, and calls for teachers to prioritize pupils' needs. Uncovering a complex daily reality experienced in schools by principals, teachers and pupils, this book presents new findings, focusing on system-internal properties which manifest the macro effects inside the microsystem. The author draws on field studies and content analysis to show a need for educational action and suggest ample room for improvement. This study reveals that there is a significant relationship between the failures of the education system in East Jerusalem and the strategies implemented by the state, and outlines the responsibilities of the state. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of educational policy, sociology of education, and Middle East studies

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Views of Others in School Textbooks-A Theoretical Analysis -- The Role of Textbooks -- Textbooks and Others -- Outline of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: When Europe Meets the Middle East: Constructing Collective Identities in Social Studies Textbooks for a Globalising World -- From Images of a Small World to the Representation of the Grand Nation -- Global and Local Challenges for Textbook Revision -- Contextualising the Textbook: Refining Methods of Analysis -- Different Layers of Collective Identities in Europe -- Can Textbook Revision Itself Become a Victim of the Conflicting Identity Patterns It Reveals? -- References -- Chapter 3: Palestine: The Unseen Conflict over the Hidden Curriculum -- Writing a National Curriculum for a Non-state? -- The Palestinian Debate -- Post-2000 Debates: Low-Intensity Conflict Among Contrasting Visions -- Conclusion -- Textbooks Cited -- References -- Chapter 4: Zionism as the Other in Curricula and Textbooks of the Palestinian National Authority -- The Development of Palestinian Education -- Textbook Analysis -- Conclusion -- Textbooks Cited -- References -- Chapter 5: Textbooks for the State and State-Religious Jewish Sector in Israel -- Attitudes Towards Peace and War with the Arab/Muslim Other -- Presenting the Palestinian Point of View and Suffering -- Attitudes Towards Islam and Muslim and Arab Heritage -- Attitudes Towards Arab-Israeli Citizens and Other Ethnic Minorities -- Findings According to Academic Subject -- History -- Civics -- Geography -- Literature and Hebrew Language -- Bible and Judaism Studies -- Arab Language -- Conclusion -- Textbooks Cited -- References

AbstractAs part of an effort to establish a national identity within the education sector, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) revised its 2018/2019 textbooks. This study seeks to understand the motivation behind the revisions, focusing on how the new content depict 'the self' and 'the other'. Through our analysis, it was discovered that the textbooks should be seen as an extension of the Palestinian struggle for nation‐building and self‐determination. The PNA's strategy to curricula development represents a departure from the previous Oslo framework with a focus on historical Palestine and defining 'the other' on their own terms.

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