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Culturally Sensitive Education: Adapting Self‐Oriented Assertiveness Training to Collective Minorities
Author(s) -
Dwairy Marwan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-4537.2004.00114.x
Subject(s) - assertiveness , neglect , identity (music) , face (sociological concept) , psychology , cultural identity , christian ministry , social psychology , adaptation (eye) , political science , pedagogy , sociology , law , social science , physics , feeling , neuroscience , psychiatry , acoustics
Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel have suffered from neglect and discrimination. They face a policy of “Israelization” and rejection of their national and cultural identity. The self‐oriented education that is advocated by the Israeli ministry of education is perceived as a threat to Arabic family unity and to their cultural and national identity; therefore, it is resisted. Adopting culturally sensitive education would be an important step toward trust and coexistence. This article suggests a culturally sensitive adaptation of assertiveness training programs. Respecting Arab values and norms, as well as the joining of parents, teachers, and community leaders is central to accomplishing success for this program. Implications for coexistence meetings of Palestinian Israelis and Jews are discussed.