- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
- Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Socioeconomic Development in MENA
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Jewish Identity and Society
- Peace and Human Rights Education
- Middle East Politics and Society
- Education Systems and Policy
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
Texas State University
2020-2025
Qatar University
2021
Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education
2018-2020
University of Leicester
2020
Peres Academic Center
2011-2018
Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts
2016-2018
College of Management Academic Studies
2012-2018
Sakhnin College
2012-2016
West University of Timişoara
2016
Levinsky College of Education
2013
Leadership for social justice has been receiving increasing attention in recent years as more and scholars have explored the ways by which educational leaders can lead sc...
The issue of social justice (SJ) leadership has become one the central topics in educational and management research recent years. Despite increasing attention to topic among policymakers researchers during last two decades, no comprehensive review SJ been conducted. By using bibliographic data from Scopus database employing various bibliometric analysis tools, this paper presents a systematic research, tracing its development characteristics within broad perspective. Results identify key...
Ethical dilemmas are an inevitable element in decision making. For school organizations, the emergence of ethical dilemma making is almost a daily occurrence. The purpose this research to reveal impact leadership on leaders’ by comparing two samples administrators Israeli education system using Leadership Questionnaire. questions were about factors that influence They used investigate whether or not personal characteristics have any influential role and there differences between cultures...
The intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and educational leadership has garnered significant attention in recent years due to advancements knowledge technology digital literacy. Despite growing interest from scholars policymakers over the past decade, a comprehensive review AI context policy is still lacking. This study addresses this gap by systematically analyzing 168 peer-reviewed papers published between 2000 2024 through bibliometric analysis. It then conducts thematic analysis...
The research investigated how principals in Israel's Jewish and Arab school systems perceive practice their role promoting equitable education to bridge socio-economic pedagogic gaps. It asked understand the concept of social justice what they do order promote reality schools. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 principals. Analysis indicated that Israeli policy perpetuates ethnic reported different personal trajectories shaped perceptions described strategies used justice.
The research compares principals in Israel (Jewish and Arab) Turkey how they perceive practice their role promoting social justice (SJ) schools order to bridge socioeconomic pedagogic gaps. It poses three questions: (1) How do Turkish Israeli SJ leaders make sense of SJ? (2) What both countries similarly differently? (3) factors facilitate or hinder the work countries? qualitative study employed in-depth semi-structured interviews collect narratives 11 school Israel. A comparative, holistic...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a model in which leadership styles (transformational or transactional leadership) directly and indirectly (through occupation perception) affect teacher performance (in-role organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)). Design/methodology/approach research hypothesis holds that the style transactional) has direct indirect effect on perception). These hypotheses have been tested data collected from 630 Arab Israeli teachers. Findings Teachers’...
It is widely acknowledged that the relationship between education, security, and stability bidirectional. In times of war, access to quality education becomes compromised, conversely, absence proper constrains individuals a life under constant threat, disrupting provision. War, viewed as "lifetime life-wide status," evolves into self-fulfilling prophecy, both at an individual collective level, making it challenging break free from, particularly within broader context Although, scant...
This article presents two rich case studies of schools catering for Syrian refugee students in the Turkish city Ankara. The attempts to identify challenges facing this complex reality and strategies developed by principals their teaching staff cope with academic, pedagogic administrative functioning difficulties. Qualitative data collection analysis were chosen investigation. Interpretation followed four dimensions suggested Horsford, Grosland Gunn (2011) Framework Culturally Relevant...
Using a sample of 300 Arab teachers in Israel, we developed model to analyze how school-based management directly and indirectly (through motivation) affects school effectiveness. The results show that there is positive relationship between all dimensions self-management (decision-making, resource personnel management, availability resources, organizational structure) In addition, the full mediation structure, effectiveness through motivation. Theoretical contributions managerial...
Purpose The field of educational systems has witnessed an increase in studies organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) as it contributes to the effectiveness and success schools achieving their objectives goals. purpose this paper is examine relationships between principals’ leadership style, occupational perceptions OCB. Design/methodology/approach research hypothesis holds that style (transformational or transactional) have a direct indirect effect on OCB (through occupation perception)....
This paper examines emotional expression experienced by female principals in the Arab school system Israel over their managerial careers – role-related emotions that they choose to express or repress before others. I employed narrative methodology, interviewing nine from investigate of professional life stories narrated. Findings indicate principals’ expressions differ according career stage; on induction into principalship, are stressed, feel threatened, distressed and challenged. As...
Purpose The paper seeks to analyze the characteristics of higher education (HE) among Palestinian Arabs in Israel (PAI). It aims indicate main trends that have taken place since establishment State Israel, especially last decade, and examine factors hindered access for this minority group. Design/methodology/approach study is based on a meta‐analysis official statistics other documents, an analysis relevant recent research studies. Findings shows although there has been increase numbers...
Emma Smith contributes much to the knowledge corpus concerning education in general and social justice particular. She discusses current research policies education, using them to...
The study of women’s management and leadership in education has become a central research topic the copious work published many countries encompasses various issues relating to gender educational leadership. female school principals from Arab minority Israel only recently begun. This is that lives mostly separate settlements, distinguished majority Jewish population by their lifestyle culture, society can be described as developing. In-depth interviews were conducted with seven principals,...
Purpose This paper aims to provide useful insights into educational under‐achievement among Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel (PAI), investigating the perceptions local administrators (LEAs) towards education system and its modus vivendi , uncover difficulties suggest directions improve processes achievements PAI system. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative interviews were conducted with 16 stakeholders in (mayors, department managers; school principals parents’ representatives) four...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the issue school-based management (SBM) in elementary schools Arab education system Israel, comparing experienced SBM, beginning use SBM and that do not SBM. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research used a structured questionnaire gather responses from 214 teachers ten 70 practice 64 80 defined as included six parts. Findings indicated perceived improvements pedagogy, organizational structure participation decision making were...
This paper describes an attempt to identify factors influencing teachers' motivation in the Arab education system. In-depth interviews with 10 school principals, 15 teachers and 3 counsellors, yielded three themes motivation: (1) culture, (2) climate (3) government policies. try meet both requirements minority society's expectations that they will shape students' academic achievements, national identity culture. Deficient resources principals' detached management styles augment difficulty,...
This article discusses strategies used by Arab principals and teachers in Israel to cope with dilemmas involved education for national identity stemming from conflict between two narratives. While the Israeli Ministry of Education expects system educate students according Jewish State's values, Palestinian society its schools children national-cultural values. A qualitative research employed a semi-structured interview elicit views on this issue 7 14 Israel. The findings indicate conflictual...