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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823529803321

Autore

Standish Katerina

Titolo

Cultural violence in the classroom : peace, conflict and education in Israel / / by Katerina Standish

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4438-8120-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Peace Studies: Edges and Innovations

Disciplina

370.117095694

Soggetti

Multicultural education - Israel

Ethnic conflict - Israel

Education, Higher - Social aspects - Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

In identity-based conflicts, what a person learns can become whom a person learns to hate.This book explores the unique position occupied by educators during protracted ethnic conflict. As transmitters of social authority, educators occupy a position in society capable of supporting repressive constructs or challenging social inequalities. Educators who are seen to legitimize the social order may be seen as symbolic markers of the dominant group, while educators who challenge the social order can be perceived as upstarts or threats that seek to subvert social authority. By surveying the percep