At the boundaries of citizenship: Palestinian Israeli citizens and the civic education curriculum

The excluded citizenship identity: Palestinian/Arab Israeli young people negotiating their political identities

“…I have argued elsewhere (Pinson 2007) that Arab/Palestinian students might benefit from a curriculum that will built on their alternative definition of political belonging.…”

“…Rather than focusing on the institution of citizenship in Israel and its mechanism of exclusions, it examines how young Palestinian/Arab Israelis understand these tensions. It explores the ways in which they negotiate their political identities in the context of their marginal position in Israeli society, the nationally segregated education system 3 they attend and the civic education they receive that reinforces the Zionist discourse of belonging to the State of Israel (Pinson 2007).…”

“…Similarly, in recent years citizenship education in Israel was undergoing changes, with the prospect of offering a more inclusive curriculum (Ministry of Education 1996). However, despite these intentions the current curriculum still employs mechanisms of exclusion, especially towards the Palestinian/Arab minority and their collective narrative (Pinson 2007). One such mechanism of exclusion is the failure of the curriculum to represent the complex political identities of Palestinian/Arab 1 youth in Israel.…”

Yaffa: a school of their choice?

“…3. Major studies on Jewish education include Zameret (1997) and Iram and Schmida (1998); studies on Arab education include Mazawi (1994Mazawi ( , 1998, Abu-Asbah (2007), Abu-Saad (2006), Levy (2005), and Pinson (2007Pinson ( , 2008.…”

Citizenship education in Singapore: controlling or empowering teacher understanding and practice?

“…This interest has been stimulated by a growing concern with injustice through globalisation and migration (Giddens, 2000;Osler & Starkey, 2006), decreasing confidence in democratic institutions (Norris, 1999), decline in civic engagement (Putnam, 2001), and growing youth disengagement from democracy (Saha et al, 2005). Citizenship education, however, is contested, because of the diverse discourse communities that exist, and the many needs, goals and beliefs assigned to citizenship (Wilkins, 1999;Kerr, 2003;Pinson, 2007). But there is considerable consensus that it involves preparing young people in the essential areas *Corresponding author.…”