קונפליקט מוסרי בחברה מרובת תרבויות - קול ם של מורים לספרות

Abstract

The current study examines the implications of literary material for the teaching process
in situations where the teaching unit is incompatible with the teacher’s ideological
worldview and creates an Ideological Dissonance. The teaching material used in this study
comprises of two poems written about Jerusalem by Jewish and Palestinian- Israeli poets.
26 Interviews were performed with teachers: 13 Jews and 13 Palestinians. Their sayings
were categorized into the following voices: The essence of the voice – a captured or
liberated voice; Character of the voice – neutral or political; and Aim of the voice –
socialization or individualization. In the process categorizing the teachers' voices and
examining if there are any significant differences between the Palestinians and the Jews we
could gain some knowledge of the difficulties in Israel's teachers to act in a moral courage
manner.
Israel defines itself as a democratic society. But, since it composed of a highly diverse
amalgamation of different national, ethnic and religious groups, and since hostility,
frustration and alienation are the main characterizations of the relationship between the

members of the different groups; it is not an easy task to teach in an open and democratic
manner.