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Addressing Educational Needs of Bedouin in Israel and First Nations People in Canada

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Building Democracy through Education on Diversity

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Abstract

The Bedouin in Israel and First Nations peoples in Canada, particularly those who live in isolated areas in the northern territories have a lot in common. They are marginalized and suffer from many social, economic problems as well as having poor housing conditions. In addition, their educational achievements are lagging behind the national averages in both countries due to inadequate funding, high dropout rates and lack of qualified local teachers from their own communities.

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  1. UNESCO Chair for Multicultural Teacher Education, Beit Berl College, Israel

    Ruwaida Abu Rass

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  1. University of Western Ontario, Canada

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  2. University of Bordeaux, France

    Régis Malet

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Rass, R.A. (2015). Addressing Educational Needs of Bedouin in Israel and First Nations People in Canada. In: Majhanovich, S., Malet, R. (eds) Building Democracy through Education on Diversity. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-259-2_5

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