The Role of the Teacher in Promoting the Palestinian National Identity in the light of the New Palestinian Curricula

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the role of the teacher in promoting the Palestinian identity in the light of the new Palestinian curricula, and detecting the statistically significant differences in the averages of the sample opinions on the role of the Palestinian teacher in promoting the national identity in the light of the new Palestinian curricula attributed to the variables of the study (gender, the grade, the school district, the school location, the school authority). The researchers used the analytical descriptive method. The study's tool was a questionnaire. The main results of the study were the following: The role of the teacher in promoting the national identity had a large degree with a relative weight (81%), and the fields of the role were ranked in descending order (historical-political- environmental - social).There were no statistically significant differences at (  0.05( between the averages of the sample ratings on the role of the Palestinian teacher in promoting the national identity due to gender and grade variables. There were statistically significant differences at (   0.05( between the averages of the sample ratings on the role of the Palestinian teacher in promoting the national identity due to the school district in favor of the West Gaza, and the school authority variable is in favor of the governmental school. Finally, the researchers recommend the following: Preparing a procedural guide for the most important topics related to the history of the Palestinian society, and training teachers on them. Also, Presenting the national symbols in the Palestinian curricula and focusing on their roles to preserve the constants of Palestinian identity.