Manal Yazbak Abu Ahmad
Biographic Data
| ID | 235016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manal Yazbak Abu Ahmad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manal Yazbak Abu |
| FAMILY NAME | Ahmad |
| SIGNATURE | AHMAD M Y A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sakhnin College |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7487-194X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Enhancing multicultural education with Moocs: Impacts on Pre-Service Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudinal Outcomes
Multicultural education (ME) is crucial for societies grappling with ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been proposed as an alternative to bridge such divides by providing accessible, inclusive, and flexible learning opportunities that bring together participants from diverse backgrounds. The MOOC incorporated interactive discussions, and collaborative tasks, all tailored to address multicultural e…
Virtual Bridges: Enhancing Intercultural Competence Among Pre-Service Teachers Through 3D and Video-Conferencing Platforms
This study investigates the effectiveness of virtual simulations in developing intercultural competence (IC) among pre-service teachers in Israel. In the context of cultural diversity and historical conflict, 283 Arab and Jewish students participated in a course utilizing either a 3D virtual world (VW) or video conferencing via Zoom. The mixed-methods research combined quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews. Quantitative results showed …
Introduction to multiculturalism”: An intercollegiate distance learning course - the Druze Arab case
This case study aims to explore the experience of a group of religious Druze students in an advanced distance learning intercollegiate course on multiculturalism, that involved a distant learning platform and a virtual world (VW). Though 96 students from four different colleges and backgrounds took part in this intercollegiate course, this study focuses only on one group of twenty religious Druze students from one college. This group is of partic…
Online Collaboration between Arab and Jewish Students: Fear and Anxiety
This study examines students in an online, collaborative, yearlong intercollege course. Arab and Jewish students from five colleges of education in Israel worked in virtual teams. The data includes pre and post questionnaires as well as open ended questions and ongoing reflective journals. The results of the t-test indicated that the perception of other participants in the group improved significantly among Jewish and Arab participants -4.38. Thi…
Arab American College Students: What Predicts Their Engagement with the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Arab and Jewish U.S. college students are impacted by the Israeli/Palestinian (I/P) conflict and heated interactions among students have erupted across campuses. There is a dearth of research on Arab American student perspectives on this conflict and on their interactions with Jewish students in higher education settings. This study seeks to further our understanding of these topics by reporting on a quantitative survey of Arab American college s…
Support for Palestinians among Jewish Americans: The importance of education and contact
The violent and protracted Israeli–Palestinian conflict continues, and Jewish Americans play a significant role in influencing related US foreign policy as well as in promoting positive interactions with Palestinians globally. Diaspora populations have played an important role in international peace processes and American Jews are actively involved in peace efforts for Palestinian human rights. Previous research indicates a relationship between v…
Intergroup Dialogue as a Just Dialogue: Challenging and Preventing Normalization in Campus Dialogues
The tensions from the Israeli occupation of Palestine reach around the globe and heated debates over the struggles of these two peoples are evident on U.S. college campuses. The power imbalance represented in the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis is replicated on college campuses. BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) is a response to this inequality, is a movement to end the occupation, and has raised the issue of normalization. …
Introduction to multiculturalism”: An intercollegiate distance learning course - the Druze Arab case
This case study aims to explore the experience of a group of religious Druze students in an advanced distance learning intercollegiate course on multiculturalism, that involved a distant learning platform and a virtual world (VW). Though 96 students from four different colleges and backgrounds took part in this intercollegiate course, this study focuses only on one group of twenty religious Druze students from one college. This group is of partic…
Online Collaboration between Arab and Jewish Students: Fear and Anxiety
This study examines students in an online, collaborative, yearlong intercollege course. Arab and Jewish students from five colleges of education in Israel worked in virtual teams. The data includes pre and post questionnaires as well as open ended questions and ongoing reflective journals. The results of the t-test indicated that the perception of other participants in the group improved significantly among Jewish and Arab participants -4.38. Thi…
Arab American College Students: What Predicts Their Engagement with the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Arab and Jewish U.S. college students are impacted by the Israeli/Palestinian (I/P) conflict and heated interactions among students have erupted across campuses. There is a dearth of research on Arab American student perspectives on this conflict and on their interactions with Jewish students in higher education settings. This study seeks to further our understanding of these topics by reporting on a quantitative survey of Arab American college s…
Support for Palestinians among Jewish Americans: The importance of education and contact
The violent and protracted Israeli–Palestinian conflict continues, and Jewish Americans play a significant role in influencing related US foreign policy as well as in promoting positive interactions with Palestinians globally. Diaspora populations have played an important role in international peace processes and American Jews are actively involved in peace efforts for Palestinian human rights. Previous research indicates a relationship between v…
Intergroup Dialogue as a Just Dialogue: Challenging and Preventing Normalization in Campus Dialogues
The tensions from the Israeli occupation of Palestine reach around the globe and heated debates over the struggles of these two peoples are evident on U.S. college campuses. The power imbalance represented in the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis is replicated on college campuses. BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) is a response to this inequality, is a movement to end the occupation, and has raised the issue of normalization. …
Intergroup Dialogue as a Just Dialogue: Challenging and Preventing Normalization in Campus Dialogues
The tensions from the Israeli occupation of Palestine reach around the globe and heated debates over the struggles of these two peoples are evident on U.S. college campuses. The power imbalance represented in the relationship between Palestinians and Israelis is replicated on college campuses. BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) is a response to this inequality, is a movement to end the occupation, and has raised the issue of normalization. …
Support for Palestinians among Jewish Americans: The importance of education and contact
The violent and protracted Israeli–Palestinian conflict continues, and Jewish Americans play a significant role in influencing related US foreign policy as well as in promoting positive interactions with Palestinians globally. Diaspora populations have played an important role in international peace processes and American Jews are actively involved in peace efforts for Palestinian human rights. Previous research indicates a relationship between v…
Arab American College Students: What Predicts Their Engagement with the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Arab and Jewish U.S. college students are impacted by the Israeli/Palestinian (I/P) conflict and heated interactions among students have erupted across campuses. There is a dearth of research on Arab American student perspectives on this conflict and on their interactions with Jewish students in higher education settings. This study seeks to further our understanding of these topics by reporting on a quantitative survey of Arab American college s…
Online Collaboration between Arab and Jewish Students: Fear and Anxiety
This study examines students in an online, collaborative, yearlong intercollege course. Arab and Jewish students from five colleges of education in Israel worked in virtual teams. The data includes pre and post questionnaires as well as open ended questions and ongoing reflective journals. The results of the t-test indicated that the perception of other participants in the group improved significantly among Jewish and Arab participants -4.38. Thi…
Introduction to multiculturalism”: An intercollegiate distance learning course - the Druze Arab case
This case study aims to explore the experience of a group of religious Druze students in an advanced distance learning intercollegiate course on multiculturalism, that involved a distant learning platform and a virtual world (VW). Though 96 students from four different colleges and backgrounds took part in this intercollegiate course, this study focuses only on one group of twenty religious Druze students from one college. This group is of partic…
Virtual Bridges: Enhancing Intercultural Competence Among Pre-Service Teachers Through 3D and Video-Conferencing Platforms
This study investigates the effectiveness of virtual simulations in developing intercultural competence (IC) among pre-service teachers in Israel. In the context of cultural diversity and historical conflict, 283 Arab and Jewish students participated in a course utilizing either a 3D virtual world (VW) or video conferencing via Zoom. The mixed-methods research combined quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews. Quantitative results showed …
Enhancing multicultural education with Moocs: Impacts on Pre-Service Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudinal Outcomes
Multicultural education (ME) is crucial for societies grappling with ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity. MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been proposed as an alternative to bridge such divides by providing accessible, inclusive, and flexible learning opportunities that bring together participants from diverse backgrounds. The MOOC incorporated interactive discussions, and collaborative tasks, all tailored to address multicultural e…
Jewish Identity and Society (4 works) · Judaism (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Multiculturalism (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)