השפעתה של החמולה במינוי מנהלי בתי ספר ביישובים הערביים בישראל

Abstract

Many researches have accounted for the issue of Hamoula and its political and social
role among Arabs in Israel. Yet, the mutual relations between Hamoula and school
system has not been sufficiently focused on in the local domain. Recently, only
sporadic researches address this issue from the standpoint of attaining higher education
and/or feminism-based researches which focus on women more than on Hamoula.
This research will discuss the delicate tapestry between Hamoula and school system
in the Arab sector. It examines whether there is a Hamoula-based preference when
appointing school principals since the establishment of Israel till nowadays. To the
benefit of this research, two villages from the center (of the country) were chosen, with
a socio-economic and demographic resemblance to other villages in the region.
However, the findings of the research cannot encompass all villages.
The corpus was taken from the municipality files. Categorical variables prevalence
was examined by modified Yates Chi Square and Fisher tests. As for the linkage
power, I made use of Contingency Coefficient.
The findings show different results in both villages. In one village there is a
Hamoula-based preference when appointing principals who are affiliated with the
mayor. In the other, there is no relation or intervention of the Hamoula on appointing
school principals. The researcher seeks to illuminate to what extent conservative social
structures such Hamoula can potentially influence the educational system in Israel.
However, we suggest that it necessary to examine more villages and towns before
generalizing a clear conclusion in this subject.