Ichilov, Orit / Mazawi, André Elias
Between State and Church
Life-History of a French-Catholic School in Jaffa
Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, New York, Paris, Wien, 1996. XXIV, 214 pp., 12 tab., 3 fig.
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Book synopsis
The fascinating life-history of Saint-Joseph, a French-Catholic school founded in Jaffa in 1882, is told as a play within a play. The internal drama
takes place within a school that has historically served all religions and had produced an illustrious list of graduates. The external scenario is the
international theater of conflict and profound change of the Middle East from the decline of the Ottoman period until today. The study sheds light
on three central issues. The social origins of educational systems and their transformation over the years; the relationships between educators
and social stratification, and the conditions that enable rival groups to co-exist peacefully in the school. The study is based on a great variety of
sources including the logbooks of the school, students' personal files, photos and documents.
Contents
Contents: The life-history of a French-Catholic school in Jaffa from its establishment in 1882 until today - The local and international context Analysis of the school's curriculum, student body composition, school atmosphere and practices, and educational staff.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Authors: Orit Ichilov, Ph.D., is an educational sociologist who teaches at the School of Education of Tel-Aviv University, where she chaired
the Department of Educational Sciences. Her research has focused on political socialization, citizenship education, and youth sub-cultures in
Israel. Ichilov is Vice-President of the International Society of Political Psychology.
André Mazawi teaches at the school of Education, Tel-Aviv University. He recently submitted his Ph.D. dissertation dealing with the Arab public
school system in Israel.
Reviews
«This book represents an important contribution to the study of the social and political aspects of the Arab minority in Israel. Based on extensive,
well documented and comprehensive archival work, the book sheds innovative light on a yet unexplored area of research». (Elie Rekhess,
Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel-Aviv University)
«Sociologists, historians, and educators will find this scholarly well-written study instructive in helping to understand problems that are of a
universal nature». (Harry A. Passaw, The Jacob H. Schiff Professor Emeritus of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University)
«This work illustrates how a school can provide an education based upon human principles for all of its children, even within the tumult of
conflict in the surrounding world. It is a marvelous tale, told well and all the better because it is real, a living story». (Henry M. Levin, Professor of
Education and Director of the Center for Educational Research (SERAS) at Stanford University)
«This is an enlightening rare study of a school which belongs to a three centuries old international Roman Catholic teaching congregation,
Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers). It provides insights into the functioning and impact of such schools which belong to a
world-wide system». (Brother Gerard Rummery, Ph.D., councillor to the Superior General, Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in
Rome)
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