Exploring Teaching Training Using Metaphors among  Arab Students in Israel

Zoabi, Khawla; Awad, Yaser

doi:10.4236/ce.2012.32034

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“…Third, we seek preliminary evidence regarding the suitability of the research instrument for examining the perceptions of social workers from different cultures. This is because it is well documented that social workers' cultural backgrounds affect their perceptions of the causes, nature, and solutions of problems [62][63][64][65] as well as the techniques and strategies they use [66,67]. Hence, the study was conducted on social workers from two different countries and cultures: Israel and the USA.…”

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Empowerment Potential of Social Work Techniques among Practitioners in Israel and the USA

Zoabi¹,

Gal²

2020

Global Social Work - Cutting Edge Issues and Critical Reflections

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Even though empowerment is an intervention approach that occupies an important place in social work, social workers' perceptions of intervention techniques that may empower their clients have not been examined. This paper reports the findings of a pilot study on the perceptions of social workers regarding the empowerment potential of various intervention techniques. Data were collected on convenience samples of social workers in Israel and the USA. The findings indicate that the social workers in the two countries broadly agree on the high empowerment potential of techniques aimed at helping clients to change their behaviors so as to make their conduct more functional and to augment their control over their lives but have differing perceptions regarding the empowerment potential of other approaches, including therapeutic approaches, aspects of service delivery, and means of providing support. Further study is recommended to better understand the relationship between social workers' perceptions of the empowerment potential of different approaches and techniques and their cultural backgrounds.

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Empowerment Potential of Social Work Techniques among Practitioners in Israel and the USA

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Gal²

2020

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Self-Esteem and Motivation for Learning among Minority Students: A Comparison between Students of Pre-Academic and Regular Programs

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2012

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Motivation for learning, which explains the impulses and motives for an individual to act to achieve his or her goals, is of great importance for students, particularly students of pre-academic preparatory programs. The literature suggests a relationship between self-esteem and motivation, yet there is a lack of studies that consider self-esteem among students in pre-academic preparatory programs and its relationship to motivation for learning. The main question of this study is whether there are differences in the motivation for learning among students in preparatory programs and regular students. Thus, it examines the relationship between self-esteem and motivation for learning among pre-academic preparatory program students and among regular students in their first year of study. Data collection was based on a questionnaire. The sample included 175 students who were enrolled in courses at Sakhnin College. Of these students, 43% were in the pre-academic program and 57% were in their first year of study in other departments. The findings show a positive relationship between self-image and motivation for learning among the two populations. The findings have theoretical implications as well as practical implications. They indicate that pre-academic students are not “lost”; they have motivations similar to the regular students. The practical pedagogical implications suggest that pre-academic students should be exposed to academic subjects beyond the core subjects and should be treated as equal to other students at various levels of the academic system

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Exploring Teaching Training Using Metaphors among Arab Students in Israel

Cited by 2 publications

References 35 publications

Empowerment Potential of Social Work Techniques among Practitioners in Israel and the USA

Empowerment Potential of Social Work Techniques among Practitioners in Israel and the USA

Self-Esteem and Motivation for Learning among Minority Students: A Comparison between Students of Pre-Academic and Regular Programs

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