TY - JOUR
T1 - Citizenship orientations in a divided society
T2 - A comparison of three groups of Israeli junior-high students-secular Jews, religious Jews, and Israeli Arabs
AU - Sabbagh, Clara
AU - Resh, Nura
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - This study identifies major preferences for combinations of rights and duties (henceforth, citizenship orientations), as reflected in the political worldview of Israeli junior-high school students. Two distinct orientations were found, termed here as 'liberal' and 'ethno-republican'. In order to contextualize the examination of citizenship orientations in the deeply divided Israeli society, the study compares three educational sectors that represent these rifts. Findings suggest that citizenship orientations are context-bound, in the sense that they depend upon the educational sector. As expected, ethno-republican orientations were more salient among religious Jewish students than among either secular Jewish or Israeli Arab students. Secular Jewish and Israeli Arab students tend more strongly to endorse the liberal orientation, a propensity that is especially manifest among Arab adolescents. This trend supports the perception that Israeli-Jewish population is bifurcated.
AB - This study identifies major preferences for combinations of rights and duties (henceforth, citizenship orientations), as reflected in the political worldview of Israeli junior-high school students. Two distinct orientations were found, termed here as 'liberal' and 'ethno-republican'. In order to contextualize the examination of citizenship orientations in the deeply divided Israeli society, the study compares three educational sectors that represent these rifts. Findings suggest that citizenship orientations are context-bound, in the sense that they depend upon the educational sector. As expected, ethno-republican orientations were more salient among religious Jewish students than among either secular Jewish or Israeli Arab students. Secular Jewish and Israeli Arab students tend more strongly to endorse the liberal orientation, a propensity that is especially manifest among Arab adolescents. This trend supports the perception that Israeli-Jewish population is bifurcated.
KW - adolescence
KW - Arabs
KW - Citizenship
KW - Israel
KW - Jews
KW - social justice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897710247&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1746197913497662
DO - 10.1177/1746197913497662
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AN - SCOPUS:84897710247
SN - 1746-1979
VL - 9
SP - 34
EP - 54
JO - Education, Citizenship and Social Justice
JF - Education, Citizenship and Social Justice
IS - 1
ER -