RT Article
T1 Why Don’t Druze Families Homeschool?: Religion, Tradition, and the Status of Women
JF The international journal of religion and spirituality in society
VO 11
IS 2
SP 191
OP 200
A1 Khair Abbas, Randa
A1 Guterman, Oz
A1 Neuman, Ari
A2 Guterman, Oz
A2 Neuman, Ari
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1840952776
AB In recent decades there has been a considerable increase in the scope of homeschooling in many Western countries. However, it has not been consistent among all sectors of society, but rather concentrated in certain groups. It is a growing trend among Jewish Israeli society, but has not taken hold among Israeli Druze. This article examines the reasons that Druze society in Israel has not been part of the considerable increase in the practice of teaching children at home. Several theoretical perspectives for understanding these differences are suggested and investigated, focusing on the unique characteristics of Druze society in Israel and of the secret Druze religion, as well as on feminist perspectives and the developments in Druze women’s status in recent decades.
K1 Druze Society in Israel
K1 Homeschooling
K1 Secret Druze Religion
K1 Women’s Status
DO 10.18848/2154-8633/CGP/v11i02/191-200