TY - JOUR
T1 - Attitudes towards bilingual arab-hebrew education in israel
T2 - A comparative study of Jewish and Arab adults
AU - Azaiza, Faisal
AU - Hertz-Lazarowitz, Rachel
AU - Shoham, Meyrav
AU - Amara, Muhammad
AU - Mor-Sommerfeld, Aura
AU - Alie, Noha
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - This study examines attitudes towards bilingual Jewish-Arab education among Jewish and Arab adults in Israel. The sample consisted of 1014 respondents who participated in a national phone survey in late 2006. Results indicate that Arabs are significantly more supportive of bilingual education in Israel than Jews. Positive attitudes regarding the importance and the status of Arabic, integration between Jews and Arabs and civil society were all predictive of positive attitudes towards bilingual education among Arab participants. The same variables, along with lower religiosity, predicted attitudes towards bilingual education among Jewish participants. Attitudes towards integration were the strongest predictors of attitudes towards bilingual education in both groups. Implications and limitations, as well as possible avenues for future research, are discussed.
AB - This study examines attitudes towards bilingual Jewish-Arab education among Jewish and Arab adults in Israel. The sample consisted of 1014 respondents who participated in a national phone survey in late 2006. Results indicate that Arabs are significantly more supportive of bilingual education in Israel than Jews. Positive attitudes regarding the importance and the status of Arabic, integration between Jews and Arabs and civil society were all predictive of positive attitudes towards bilingual education among Arab participants. The same variables, along with lower religiosity, predicted attitudes towards bilingual education among Jewish participants. Attitudes towards integration were the strongest predictors of attitudes towards bilingual education in both groups. Implications and limitations, as well as possible avenues for future research, are discussed.
KW - Arabs
KW - Bilingual education
KW - Israel
KW - Jews
KW - Language attitudes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79959571369&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07908318.2011.584626
DO - 10.1080/07908318.2011.584626
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79959571369
SN - 0790-8318
VL - 24
SP - 179
EP - 193
JO - Language, Culture and Curriculum
JF - Language, Culture and Curriculum
IS - 2
ER -