COMPUTERIZATION OF THE ARAB SCHOOL SYSTEM IN ISRAEL:
EFFECTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
IN A TRADITIONAL SOCIETY

Zuhaira Najjar
The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel-Haifa
Israel

This study presents and discusses different points of view about the impact of introducing ICT (information communication technology) to the Arab educational system in Israel. It analyzes perceptions of the participants regarding the contribution of ICT to changes in Arab schools. Findings show that the encounter between ICT and Arab schools has created processes of social, cultural, and pedagogical change in the education institution. The roles of both the Arab teacher and pupil have changed and indirectly the status of pupils and women teachers has improved. These processes are still premature, but their persistence could bring to a revolution in the spirit of the Arab education.

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