In this essay I critique two influential accounts of rational autonomy in common schooling that conceive liberalism as an ideal form of life, and I offer an alternative approach to democratic education that views liberal theory as concerned with coexistence among rival ways of living. This view places moral agency, not rational autonomy, at the…

Israel faces the difficult task of integrating some half a million Israeli Arabs into the society. Distrust, resentment, and educational inequalities make this a monumental task. (Author/WD)

This essay responds to the paper by Joseph Agassi (in this issue) on the dire condition of cultural pluralism in Israel, suggesting that Agassi leaves out or obscures several crucial points and noting that, though Israel is hardly a paragon of cultural pluralism, there are increasing signs of change. (SM)

In 1948, the Palestinians were targeted and manipulated to strengthen and sustain the dominant Israeli power and reproduce white Israeli values. The education system promulgated this strategy. Only 5 percent of Palestinians in Israel attend college, since they are ineligible for state financial help. (MLH)

Review of "Politics and Policy-Making in Israel's Education System" (Haim Gaziel); "Educational Advancement and Distributive Justice between Equality and Equity" (Reuven Kahane, editor); and "Exchanging Writing, Exchanging Cultures: Lessons in School Reform from the United States and Great Britain" (Sarah Warshauer…

Educational diversification allowed and encouraged by pluralism is the opposite of diversity due to segregation. The education of Israeli non-Jews, administered by the Ministry of the Interior, is segregated. Jewish theocracy justifies the discrimination post hoc. The Israeli educational system abuses religion as a means for systematically…

Argues that schooling in Israel is identified with ideology, resulting in an indoctrinary orientation that contributes to divisiveness and imperils Israeli democracy. Presents an alternative vision of education as an agent of good rather than ideology, grounding that vision in democratic Jewish theology emphasizing God as teacher rather than…

This paper discusses the means by which youth of conflicting nationalities may be taught to live together in Israel with mutual understanding and respect. The first part of the paper focuses on relations between Jewish and Arab youth, and suggests guidelines for designing a cross-cultural learning project to improve the relations between these…

Changes in Israel's education system are designed to increase the Israeli's ability to fit into the contemporary civilization. Israeli education also seeks to transmit Jewish heritage and foster a sense of communal solidarity. This paper presents a historical overview of Israeli education and the adaptations it has made in response to…