Perceptions of the narrative of the 'other' among Arab and Jewish adolescents in Israel: Between peace talks and violent events

Intercultural Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 191-206

  Sagy, Shifra ^a   Ayalon, Ariel ^b   Diab, Khansaa ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b The Midgam Project   (Israel)

^c The David Yellin College of Education   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Israeli Palestinian conflict; Legitimacy of the 'other'; Perceptions of narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957866197     PISSN: 14675986     EISSN: 14698439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14675986.2011.567077     Document Type: Article

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