Education for Multiculturalism in a Master's Degree Program in Policy and Administration in Education: Comparing Jewish and Arab Students in Israel

Autor/in	Masry-Herzallah, Asmahan
Titel	Education for Multiculturalism in a Master's Degree Program in Policy and Administration in Education: Comparing Jewish and Arab Students in Israel
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 10 (2021) 2, S.757-772 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Multicultural Education; Cultural Pluralism; Cultural Awareness; Global Approach; Masters Programs; Educational Administration; Educational Policy; Administrator Education; Jews; Arabs; Graduate Students; Attitude Change; Knowledge Level; Intergroup Relations; Correlation; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multikulturelle Erziehung; Kulturpluralismus; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Globales Denken; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; Arab; Araber; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Wissensbasis; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Korrelation; Ausland
Abstract	The research investigated whether there is a correlation between participation in a course entitled "Diversity and multiculturalism in the global era" as perceived by Jewish and Arab students in Israel and a change in the students' attitudes and behaviors and their performance of activities in a multicultural context in the education field. The course was part of a master's degree program in Policy and Administration in Education in an academic college in central Israel. Pre-course and post-course questionnaires were administered to the course participants. Participants were 528 students; 177 responded to the pre-course questionnaire and 351 responded to the post-course questionnaire. The research findings indicated a direct association between participation in the course and activities conducted in the education field. In addition, students' acquisition of knowledge on multiculturalism mediated the association between participation in the course and performance of multicultural activities in the education field. Differences were found between Jewish and Arab students' reports: Jews reported a multicultural academic atmosphere significantly more than Arabs. Contrastingly, Arab students gave significantly higher grades than Jewish students to reciprocal relations between the groups in the college and reported a more positive change in their attitudes towards the other group and towards multiculturalism and were more convinced that the course contributed to their multicultural thinking. These findings have theoretical and practical implications that can inform policymakers planning education for multiculturalism as a permanent component in academic programs, while responding to different sectors' cultural uniqueness to promote equality between them. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01