Compromise in Israeli Schools since 1953.

Y

4

Arabs; Educational History; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Jews; Judaism; Political Influences; Political Parties; Politics of Education; Public Schools; Religious Cultural Groups; Religious Differences; Religious Education

Examines Israel's 1953 State Education Law, the product of a religious and political compromise, that was responsible for unifying schools into a national system. Gives the historical perspective of this system that is comprised of five types of schools: four Jewish, one Arabian. Examines how the schools reflect Israel's religious and political divisions. (DB)

1991

EJ415785