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Arab Women in Management and Leadership: Stories from Israel 2013th Edition
Author(s): K. Arar (Author), T. Shapira (Author), F. Azaiza (Author), R. Hertz-Lazarowitz (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 21 Feb. 2013
- Edition: 2013th
- Language: English
- Print length: 164 pages
- ISBN-10: 1137032936
- ISBN-13: 9781137032935
Book Description
An exploration of the life-stories of 22 pioneer Arab women who have forged their path to management and leadership in education and welfare, overcoming challenges imposed by a patriarchal society that sees female leadership as a threat.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This groundbreaking study of Arab women leaders in Israel makes a major contribution to the literature on contemporary leadership. It is a must read for anyone eager to learn social justice and activism from these extraordinary women.” – Margaret Grogan, professor of Educational Leadership and Policy School of Educational Studies, Claremont Graduate University
About the Author
Author Khalid Arar: Khalid Arar is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Academic Studies and principal of the Jaljoulia Home of Education and Sciences High School in Israel. Author Tamar Shapira: Tamar Shapira is a researcher and colleague at the Jewish-Arab Center, University of Haifa, Israel and serves as a lecturer and as a thesis adviser for the MEd program at the Gordon College of Education, Haifa. Author Faisal Azaiza: Faisal Azaiza is the head of the School of Social Work in the University of Haifa’s Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences and is a member of the Council for Higher Education in Israel and heads its subcommittee for universities and education colleges. Author Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz: Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz is a professor eEmeritus of Social-Educational Psychology at the University of Haifa in Israel.
