גורמים תרבותיים ואידיאולוגיה פדגוגית בזיקה להובלת שינוי ארגוני־חינוכי בחברה הערבית

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between teachers’ pedagogical ideology and certain cultural elements of Arab society in Israel, as well as the influence of both factors on the implementation of educational- organizational change based on pedagogical innovation. The study took place in an elementary school and featured an innovative pedagogical approach in which the student stands at the center, investigates, and discovers on his or her own; his or her positions are welcomed; and the teacher serves as a guide and mediator. The research population included the school principal and all of the school’s teachers. The study was conducted as a case study using quantitative and qualitative research tools. The findings showed that cultural factors characteristic of Arab society, such as traditionalism and conservatism, influenced the pedagogical ideology of the teachers; as such,it affected the implementation of change in practice. Other cultural factors at play included hierarchy, family, and the status of women. The study found and analyzed a correlation between the ideological aspect and the five components of Fox’s model of organizational change in educational systems: human, pedagogical, organizational, space and material, and mechanisms.