Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the cultural values orientations of beginner Palestinian Arabs teachers in
Israel using the four main dimensions of Hofstede‟s model of national culture. Cultural value orientations were
measured using The Cultural Attitudes Inventory Instrument. Beginner Palestinian Arab teachers in Israel scored
high on collectivism and uncertainty avoidance, while scoring relatively low on masculinity and power distance.
MANOVA controlling for demographic variables indicated that beginner Palestinian Arab teachers differed by age,
and the interaction between gender and marital status or age on specific dimensions. Older teachers (aged 30+ years)
expressed higher uncertainty avoidance than younger teachers. The findings indicate that beginner Palestinian Arab
teachers in Israel have maintained some of the values found to typify Arab societies traditionally (e.g., collectivism,
uncertainly avoidance); but also deviate in some areas (e.g., power distance), perhaps due to their exposure to
Western-oriented Israeli educational and organizational influences.
Israel using the four main dimensions of Hofstede‟s model of national culture. Cultural value orientations were
measured using The Cultural Attitudes Inventory Instrument. Beginner Palestinian Arab teachers in Israel scored
high on collectivism and uncertainty avoidance, while scoring relatively low on masculinity and power distance.
MANOVA controlling for demographic variables indicated that beginner Palestinian Arab teachers differed by age,
and the interaction between gender and marital status or age on specific dimensions. Older teachers (aged 30+ years)
expressed higher uncertainty avoidance than younger teachers. The findings indicate that beginner Palestinian Arab
teachers in Israel have maintained some of the values found to typify Arab societies traditionally (e.g., collectivism,
uncertainly avoidance); but also deviate in some areas (e.g., power distance), perhaps due to their exposure to
Western-oriented Israeli educational and organizational influences.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 169-177 |
| Journal | Sumerianz Journal of Education, Linguistics and Literature |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |