Arts-Based Learning in Israel Education: A Qualitative Inquiry into Using Political Cartoons to Study Current Events in Israeli Society.

An arts-based qualitative research study was conducted to study the use of political cartoons in Israel education in a high school class. Data analysis revealed that students' initial interest in the cartoons coupled with the diversity of representations of Israeli society on display in the cartoons facilitated an Israel education experience that afforded students the opportunity to engage in meaningful text-to-self connections that also deepened their understanding of the complexity of Israeli society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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