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Ismael Abu-Saad
CURRICULUM VITA AND LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Personal Details
Name: Ismael Abu-Saad
Date of Birth: May 25, 1958
Place of Birth: Israel
Address: Education Department
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
P.O. Box 653
Beer-Sheva 84105 Israel
Telephone: 972-8-6461725 (Office)
972-8-6517094 (Home)
Email: [email protected]
Education
B.A. 1981 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva,
Israel (Education and History).
M.A. 1985 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva,
Israel (Educational Policy and Administration).
Advisor: Professor Yoram Neumann
Thesis Topic: The Relationships between Organizational
Climate and Job Satisfaction in the Bedouin Schools in the
Negev Region
Ph.D. 1989 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Educational Policy
and Administration).
Advisor: Professor Vernon L. Hendrix
Dissertation Topic: Organizational Climate and Teachers' Job
Satisfaction in the Bedouin Elementary Schools of the Negev in
Southern Israel
Employment History
October 2007-Present Full Professor in the Education Department, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev.
April 2002-Sep. 2007 Associate Professor in the Education Department, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev
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2003-2005 Head of the Educational Policy and Administration Program,
Education Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
2003-2004 Head of the Research Unit, Center for Bedouin Studies and
Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
2001-2002 Visiting Fellow (during sabbatical leave) at University of
Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Sociology.
1997-2002 Senior Lecturer in the Education Department, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev.
1997-2001 Founder and Director, Center for Bedouin Studies and
Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1995-2001 Head of the Educational Administration Program, Education
Department, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1993-1997 Lecturer in the Education Department, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev.
1993-1995 Senior Research Associate and Director of Bedouin Projects,
Humphrey Institute for Social Ecology, Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev.
Computer Consultant, Masos Regional Council for the Bedouin
villages of Kseifa, Aroer and Segev Shalom.
1990-1992 Computer Consultant for Bedouin Schools, Ministry of
Education and Culture, Beer-Sheva, Israel; responsibilities
included introducing computer-assisted instruction and
computer-based school management programs.
1991-1992 Educational/Computer Consultant, Shoqet Regional Council for
Bedouin villages of Laqiya and Hura.
1989-1992 Adjunct lecturer in the Education Department, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev.
1989-1991 Coordinator of Bedouin School Counselor Training Program at
Ben-Gurion University, Education Department, Beer-Sheva,
Israel.
1989-1990 Instructor at Kaye State Teacher's College, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
teaching responsibilities included: Practicum Supervision of
Second Year Students, Elementary School Teaching Methods,
and Islamic Culture.
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Computer Consultant, Ministry of Education and Culture,
Southern District, Ofakim, Israel; responsibilities included
introducing computer-based school management programs.
1989, Sum. Data Analyst for a project on alternative structures and the
quality of teachers' worklife with Dr. Karen S. Louis, Principal
Investigator, National Center on Effective Secondary Schools,
Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
1986-1989 Administrative and Research Fellowship, University of
Minnesota, Department of Educational Policy and
Administration.
1988, Sum. Teaching Assistant Fellowship, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN. Public School Personnel Programs,
Administrator Development Seminar and Laboratory in
Decision Making.
1985-1986 Principal, Rahat High School, Rahat, Israel.
1984-1985 Principal, Tel-Sheva Comprehensive School – Joiner High
School, Tel-Sheva, Israel.
1982-1984 Principal, Laqiya Elementary School, Laqiya, Israel.
1980-1982 Principal, Al-Hawashla Elementary School, Al-Hawashla
Tribe, Israel.
1978-1980 Teacher, Tel-Sheva Comprehensive School, Tel-Sheva, Israel.
Taught History, Geography and Civics for 10th through 12th
grades.
Professional Activities
Positions in academic administration
2005 Graduate Committee, Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2002-2004 Academic Committee, Education Department, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev
Professional Functions Outside University
2003-2005 Member of the National Task Force for Restructuring the
Education System in Israel.
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2004 Head of Assessment and Evaluation Committee, National
Task Force for Restructuring the Education System in Israel.
2002-Present Member of the International Council of the New Israel Fund
2001 Member of the Committee for Advancement of Higher
Education among Arabs in Israel, appointed by the Planning
and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education.
2001 Member of the Committee for Advancement of Higher
Education in the Negev (representing the Bedouin community),
appointed by the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the
Council for Higher Education.
1997-1998 Member, Advisory Committee to the Minister of Education,
Culture and Sports on Bedouin Education in the Negev.
1994-1996 Member, Advisory Council to the Minister of Education,
Culture and Sports on Arab Education in Israel.
1994-1995 Education Advisor, Knesset Investigatory Committee on
Bedouin Issues, Knesset.
1990-1992 Education Consultant, Binational Science Foundation Project
on the Monitoring of Growth and Stunting among Bedouin
Arab Children in the Negev, National Institute of Health,
Bethesda, MD, USA; and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-
Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Significant Professional Consulting
2004-2008 Chief Scientist Bureau of the Education Ministry, National
Research Project on Disadvantage Students in Israel.
Editor or Member of Editorial Board of Scientific or Professional Journal
2008- present Al-Nibras: Journal of Education, Science and Society
1999-2007 Hagar: Studies in Culture Polity Identities
2003-present Palestinian Review of Society and History
2007-present Holy Land Studies: Interdisciplinary Journal
2009- present AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
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Educational Activities
Courses Taught
Graduate level:
Organizational Behavior and Administration
Effective Schools
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Education
Research Methodology
Management in Pluralistic Societies
Undergraduate level:
School and Community
Schools in Changing Societies
Introductory Statistics
Cost-Benefit Analysis in Educational Evaluation
Computer Usage in School Management and Administration
Awards, Citations, Honors, Fellowships
2009 Recipient of the Abraham Cutler Chair in Education, Ben-
Gurion University of the Negev.
April 2004 Outstanding Achievement Award of the University of
Minnesota. (The Outstanding Achievement Award is the
highest non-degree honor that can be bestowed on University
alumni).
1990-1992 Wolf Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, Humphrey Institute for
Social Ecology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
1989 University Council of Educational Administration Award,
College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
1986-1987 Cofmann Fellow, Department of Educational Policy and
Administration, University of Minnesota.
Scientific Publications
Text Books
1) Abu-Saad, I. Palestinian Arab Education in Israel, Ranana, Israel: Open
University Press. (in Hebrew). (in press).
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Books, Monographs and Journal Special Issues
1) Abu-Saad, I. (2010) Arabs of the Naqab; Past, Present and Future Challenges.
Table of Contents
2) Abu-Saad, I. and Khalil, M. (guest eds.) (2009) Special issue on Arab Education in
Israel: Critical View. Al-Nibras: Journal of Education, Science and Society
3) Abu-Saad, I. and Yiftachel, O. (guest eds.) (2008) Special Issue on Bedouin-Arab
Society in the Negev/Naqab. Hagar: Studies in Culture. Polity and Identities,
Published by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Vol. 8 (2): 1-257.
4) Abu-Saad, K., Horowitz, T., and Abu-Saad, I. (2007) Weaving Tradition and
Modernity: Bedouin Women in Higher Education. Beer-Sheva: Center for Bedouin
Studies and Development Research Unit, and the Negev Center for Regional
Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
5) Abu-Saad, I. and Champagne, D. (eds.) (2006) Indigenous Education and
Empowerment: International Perspectives, Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.
6) Abu-Saad, I. and Champagne, D. (guest eds.) (2006) Current Issues in Palestinian
Education. American Behavioral Scientist, Sage Publications, Vol. 49 (8): 1035-1142.
7) Champagne, D. and Abu-Saad, I. (eds.) (2005) Indigenous and Minority Education:
International Perspectives on Empowerment. Beer Sheva: Negev Center for Regional
Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
8) Abu-Saad, I. and Champagne, D. (eds.) (2005) Education, Equity and Empowerment
among Indigenous Peoples: The Palestinian Case. Beer Sheva: Negev Center for
Regional Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (in Arabic).
9) Abu-Saad, I. Lithwick, H., and Abu-Saad, K. (2004). A Preliminary Evaluation of the
Negev Bedouin Experience of Urbanization: Finding of the Urban Household Survey,
published by the Center for Bedouin Studies and Development and the Negev Center
for Regional Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
10) Abu-Saad, I. (guest ed.) (2004) Racism in Israeli Society. Social Identities, Routledge
Publishers, Vol. 10 (2): 131-299.
11) Abu-Saad, I. (guest ed.) (2004) Racism in Israeli Society. Social Identities, Routledge
Publishers, Vol. 10 (1): 3-127.
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12) Champagne, D. and Abu-Saad, I. (eds.) (2003) The Future of Indigenous Peoples:
Strategies for Survival and Development. Los Angeles: American Indian Studies
Center Publication Unit, UCLA, 272 pages.
13) Abu-Saad, I. and Mburu, J. (2002) (second edition). The Influence of Settlement on
Substance Use and Abuse among Nomadic Populations in Israel and Kenya,
Amsterdam: Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Publishers
14) Abu-Saad, I. and Champagne, D. (guest eds.) (2001) Special Issue on Indigenous
Peoples. Hagar: International Social Science Review, Published by Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev, Vol. 2 (2): 157-331.
15) Abu-Saad, I. and Lithwick, H. (2000). A Way Ahead: A Development Plan for the
Bedouin Towns in the Negev, published by the Center for Bedouin Studies and
Development and the Negev Center for Regional Development, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev.
Book Chapters
1) Abu-Saad, I. (2009). "The Indigenous Palestinian Bedouin in Southern
Israel." In Wessendorf, K., The Indigenous World 2009, International
Work Group for Indigenous Affairs: Copenhagen.
2) Abu-Saad, I. (2008). "Introduction: The Freshman Teacher in the Arab
Schools in Israel." In Iliyan, S., Difficulties Facing the Freshman
Teacher in the Arab Schools in Israel, Institute for Multi-Cultural
Research, The Arab College for Education in Israel: Haifa, pp.9-17. (in
Arabic).
3) Abu-Saad, I. (2006). "Identity Formation among Indigenous Youth in
Majority-Controlled Schools: Palestinian Arabs in Israel." In Abu-Saad,
I. and Champagne, D. (eds.) Indigenous Education and Empowerment:
International Perspectives, Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, pp.
127-146.
4) Abu-Saad, I. (2006). "Bedouin Arabs in Israel: Education, Political Control
and Social Change." In C. Dyer (ed.) The Education of Nomadic
Peoples: Current Issues, Future Prospects. Oxford: Berghahn
Publishers, pp. 141-158.
5) Abu-Saad, I. (2006). "Educational Policy and Curriculum in Israel: Palestinian
Arabs under the Military Administration." In M. Kabaha (ed.) The
Political, Societal and Cultural Implications of Military Rule for the
Palestinian Minority in Israel, Haifa: Mada al-Carmel (in press).
6) Abu-Saad, I. (2006) "Defining the 'Other' as the Enemy: The Indigenous
Palestinian Bedouin in Israel." In Obiya, C. and H. Kuroki, (eds.),
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Political Violence and Human Security in the Post-9.11 World, JCAS
Symposium Series No. 24, Osaka: The Japan Center for Area Studies,
National Museum of Ethnology, pp. 115-134.
7) Abu-Saad, I (2005) "Palestinian Arab Education and Identity Formation in
Israel." In Abu-Saad, I. and Champagne, D. (eds.) (2005) Education,
Equity and Empowerment among Indigenous Peoples: The Palestinian
Case. Beer Sheva: Negev Center for Regional Development, Ben-
Gurion University of the Negev, pp. 87-108 (in Arabic).
8) Champagne, D. and Abu-Saad, I. (2006). "Seeking Common Ground through
Education." In Abu-Saad, I. and Champagne, D. (eds.) Indigenous
Education and Empowerment: International Perspectives, Walnut
Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.
9) Abu-Saad, I. and Champagne, D. (eds.) (2005) Education, Equity and
Empowerment among Indigenous Peoples: The Palestinian Case.
Beer Sheva: Negev Center for Regional Development, Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev. 194 pages, ISBN: 965-7211-18-2
Conference proceedings (in Arabic).
10) Abu-Saad, I. (2005). "Forced Sedentarisation, Land Rights and Indigenous
Resistance: The Bedouin in the Negev." In N. Masalha (ed.)
Catastrophe Remembered: Palestine, Israel and the Internal
Refugees. London: Zed Books, pp.113-141.
11) Abu-Saad, I. (2005). "Education and Identity Formation among Indigenous
Palestinian Arab Youth in Israel." In Champagne, D. and Abu-Saad,
I. (eds.) Indigenous and Minority Education: International
Perspectives on Empowerment. Beer Sheva: Negev Center for
Regional Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, pp.235-
256.
12) Yonah, Y., Abu-Saad, I. and Kaplan, I. (2004). "De-Arabization of the
Bedouin: A Study of an Inevitable Failure." In Yiftachael, O.,
Newman, D., Kemp, A. and Ram, U. (eds.) Hegemonies, Identities
and Challenges: Israelis in Conflict, Sussex Academic Press, pp.
65-80.
13) Abu-Saad, I. (2003). "Bedouin Arabs in Israel between the Hammer and
the Anvil: Education as a Foundation for Survival and
Development." In Champagne, D. and Abu-Saad, I. (eds.) The
Future of Indigenous Peoples: Strategies for Survival and
Development. Los Angeles: UCLA American Indian Studies Center,
pp.103-120.
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14) Champagne, D. and Abu-Saad, I. (2003). “A Vision for the Future,” In
Champagne, D. and Abu-Saad, I. (eds.) The Future of Indigenous
Peoples: Strategies for Survival and Development. Los Angeles:
American Indian Studies Center, UCLA, pp.249-257.
15) Abu-Saad, I. (2002). “Social Change and Substance Use among Bedouin
Arabs in Southern Israel.” In R. Isralowitz, M. Alafifi, and R.
Rawson (eds.) Drug Problems: Cross-Cultural Policy and Program
Development. New York: Praeger Publishers, pp. 113-133.
16) Abu-Saad, I. (1999). “The Negev Bedouin Arab Educational System in a
Changing Social Reality.” In E. Peled et al (eds.), Fifty Years of
Education in Israel, Vol. 3. Tel-Aviv: Ministry of Defense Press, pp.
1101-1112. (in Hebrew).
17) Abu-Saad, I. (1999). "Education, Transition and the Future of the Negev
Bedouin Arabs." In R. Isralowitz and J. Friedlander (eds.), People in
Transition: The Russians, Ethiopians and Bedouin of the Negev,
Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, pp. 131-141.
18) Abu-Saad, I. and Turniansky, B. (1999). “The Pupil Control Ideology of
Teachers in Culturally Diverse Settings: The Case of Arab and
Jewish Teachers in Israeli Public Secondary Schools.” In M.
Leicester, C. Modgil and S. Modgil (eds.) Education, Culture and
Values, Institutional Issues: Pupils, Schools and Teacher Education,
Vol. II, London: Falmer Press, pp.22-27.
19) Isralowitz, R. and Abu-Saad, I (1999). "Competition, Discrimination and
Conflict: Perspectives on Russian Immigrants in the Negev." In R.
Isralowitz and J. Friedlander (eds), Transitions: Russians,
Ethiopians and Bedouins in Israeli’s Negev Desert, Aldershot:
Ashgate Publishing, pp. 63-72.
20) Abu-Saad, I. (1998). “The Bedouin Educational System in the Negev
toward the Year 2000: Issues and Trends.” In K. Abu-Asbah (ed.),
Arab Children and Youth in Israel: From the Current Situation
toward an Agenda for the Future, Jerusalem: JDC-Brookdale
Institute, pp. 27-34. (in Hebrew).
21) Abu-Saad, I. (1998). "Minority Higher Education in an Ethnic Periphery:
The Bedouin Arabs." In Yiftachel, O. and Meir, A. (eds.), Ethnic
Frontiers in Israel: Perspectives on Development and Inequality,
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, pp. 269-286.
22) Abu-Saad, I. and Isralowitz, R. (1997). "Ethnicity and Socio-Economic
Status as Determinants of Social Cohesion and Inter-Group Conflict
in the Negev: Jewish and Arab Attitudes toward the Absorption of
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Soviet Immigrants." In I. Light and R. Isralowitz (eds.), Immigrant
Entrepreneurs and Immigrant Absorption in the United States and
Israel, Brookfield, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing, pp. 95-116.
23) Isralowitz, R. and Abu-Saad, I. (1997). “Ethnic Conflicts and Social
Cohesion among Israeli Adolescents.” In I. Light and R. Isralowitz
(eds.), Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Immigrant Absorption in the
United States and Israel, Brookfield, Vermont: Ashgate Publishing,
pp. 95-116 pp. 82-94.
24) Isralowitz, R. and Abu-Saad, I. (1994). "University Students and Soviet
Immigration: Ethnic conflicts and Social Cohesion in Israel." In R.
Isralowitz, F. Lazin and I. Light (eds.), Immigration and Absorption:
Issues in Multicultural Perspective, Beer-Sheva: The Hubert
Humphrey Institute for Social Ecology, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, pp. 21-40.
25) Abu-Saad, I. (1991). "Substance Abuse among Negev Bedouin Arab
Youth." In Facts: Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Conference on
Health Issues in the Arab Sector in Israel, Nazareth: Follow-up
Committee on Health Issues in the Arab Sector.
Refereed articles in scientific journals
1) Abu-Saad, I. (2009). "The Development of the Palestinian Arab Education
System during the Ottoman Empire and the British Mandate
Periods." Al-Nibras: Journal of Education, Science and Society, Vol.
5, pp.110-135.
2) Abu-Saad, I. (2009). "Access to Higher Education for the Arab Minority in
Israel: Difficulties and Challenges." Al-Nibras: Journal of
Education, Science and Society, Vol. 5, pp.4-20.
3) Abu-Saad, I. and Khalil, M. (2009). "Arab education in Israel." Al-Nibras:
Journal of Education, Science and Society, Vol. 5, pp.21-52.
4) Khalil, M. and Abu-Saad, I. (2009) "Islamic Work Ethic among Arab
College Students in Israel," Cross Cultural Management: An
International Journal, Vol. 16 (4), pp.333-346
5) Abu-Saad, I. (2008) "State rule and Indigenous Resistance among Al
Naqab Bedouin Arabs," Hagar: Studies in Culture. Polity and
Identities, Vol. 8 (2), pp. 3-24
6) Abu-Saad, I. (2008) "Present Absentees: The Arab School Curriculum in
Israel as a Tool for De-educating Indigenous Palestinian," Holy Land
Studies: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol. 7 (1), pp.17-43.
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7) Abu-Saad, I. (2008) "Where Inquiry Ends: The Peer Review Process and
Indigenous Standpoints," American Behavioral Scientists, Vol. 51
(12), pp. 1902-1918.
8) Abu-Saad, I. (2008) " Spatial Transformation and Indigenous Resistance:
The Urbanization of the Palestinian Bedouin in Southern Israel,"
American Behavioral Scientists, Vol. 51 (12), pp. 1713-1754.
9) Abu-Saad, I. (2007) "The Portrayal of Arabs in Textbooks in the Jewish
School System in Israel," Arab Studies Quarterly, Vol. 29 (1), pp.
21-38.
10) Abu-Saad, I. (2006) "State-Controlled Education and Identity Formation
among the Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel," American
Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 49 (8), pp.1085-1100.
11) Abu-Saad, I. (2006) " State Educational Policy and Curriculum: The Case
of Palestinian Arabs in Israel," International Education Journal,
Vol. 7 (7), pp. 709-720
12) Abu-Saad, I. (2006) "Palestinian Education in Israel: The Legacy of the
Military Government," Holy Land Studies: A Multidisciplinary
Journal, Vol. 5 (1), pp.21-56.
13) Abu-Saad, I. (2006) " The Portrayal of Arabs in Textbooks in the Jewish
School System in Israel," Israeli Studies, Vol.6 (24), pp.74-86
14) Abu-Saad, I. (2006). “Multicultural Education and the Arab Minority in
Israel," World Studies in Education, Vol. 7 (1) (in press).
15) Abu-Saad and Champagne, D. (2006) "A Historical Context of Palestinian
Arab Education" American Behavior Scientist, Vol. 49 (8), 1035-
1051.
16) Abu-Saad, I. (2005) “Re-Telling the History: The Indigenous Palestinian
Bedouin in Israel,” AlterNative: An International Journal of
Indigenous Scholarship. Vol. 1 (1), pp. 26-49.
17) Riley, K., Abu-Saad, I. and Hermes, M. (2005) "Big Change Question:
Should Indigenous Minorities Have the Right to Have Their Own
Education Systems, Without Reference to National Standards?"
Journal of Educational Change, Vol. 6, (2), pp.177-189.
18) Abu-Saad, I. (2004) “Control Policies and the Palestinian Arab Minority
in Israel: The Bedouin Educational System in the Negev,” State and
Society, Vol. 4 (1), pp. 911-932 (in Hebrew).
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19) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). “Reflections on Race and Racism in Contemporary
Israeli Society,” Social Identities, Vol. 10 (2), pp. 293-299.
20) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). “The Role of Education in Minority Identity
Formation in an Ethnic State," Arab Studies Journal, Vol.XI (1) Vol.
XII (2), pp.57-75.
21) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). "Separate and Unequal: the Role of the State
Educational System in Maintaining the Subordination of Israel‟s
Palestinian Arab Citizens,” Social Identities, Vol. 10 (1), pp. 101-
127.
22) Yonah, Y., Abu-Saad, I. and Kaplan, A. (2004). “De-Arabization of the
Bedouin: A Study of an Inevitable Failure,” Interchange, Vol. 35
(4):387-406. (A version of this article was published as a book
chapter.
23) Abu-Saad, I. (2003). “Israeli 'Development' and Education Policies and
their Impact on the Negev Bedouin,” Holy Land Studies:
Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol. 2 (1), pp. 5-32.
24) Abu-Saad, I. (2003). “The Work Values of Arab Teachers in Israel in a
Multicultural Context,” Journal of Beliefs and Values: Studies in
Religion & Education, Vol. 24 (1), pp. 39-52.
25) Abu-Saad, I. (2002). “Licit and Illicit drug Use and Social Change among
Bedouin Arabs in Southern Israel,” Journal of Substance Use, Vol. 7
(3), pp. 141-156.
15) Abu-Saad, I. (2001). “Education as a Tool for Control vs. Development
among Indigenous Peoples: The Case of Bedouin Arabs in Israel,”
Hagar: International Social Science Review, Vol. 2 (2), pp. 241-259.
16) Abu-Saad, I. (2001). “Black Moon: Another Oriental Fantasy,” Hagar:
International Social Science Review, Vol. 2 (2), pp. 325-331.
17) Abu-Saad, I. (2001). “Patterns of Alcohol Use among Adult Bedouin in
the Negev,” Alcohol in Israel Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal
Vol. 1 (3), pp. 175-183. (in Hebrew).
18) Abu-Saad, I., and Belmaker, I. (2001). “Social Change and Alcohol Use
among Bedouin Youth in the Negev,” Alcohol in Israel
Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal, Vol. 1 (2), pp. 115-122. (in
Hebrew).
19) Kaplan, A., Abu-Saad, I. and Yonah, Y. (2001). “Jewish-Arab Relations
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in Israel: Perceptions, Emotions and Attitudes of University
Students,” Intercultural Education, Vol. 12 (3), pp. 289-307.
20) Abu-Saad, I., Yonah, Y. and Kaplan, A. (2000). “Identity and Political
Stability in an Ethnically Diverse State: A Study of Bedouin Arab
Youth in Israel,” Social Identities, Vol. 6 (1), pp. 49-61.
21) Abu-Saad, I. (1999) “Self-Esteem among Arab Adolescents in Israel.”
Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 139 (4), pp. 479-486.
22) Abu-Saad, I., Abu-Saad, K., Hundt, G., Forman, M.R., Belmaker, I.,
Berendes, H. and Chang, D. (1998) “Bedouin Arab Mothers'
Aspirations for Their Children's Education in the Context of Radical
Social Change.” International Journal of Educational Development,
Vol. 18 (4), pp.347-359.
23) Abu-Saad, I. (1998) “Individualism and Islamic Work Beliefs.” Journal
of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 29 (2), pp. 377-383.
24) Abu-Saad, I. (1997) "The Education of Israel‟s Negev Bedouin:
Background and Prospects." Israel Studies, Vol. 2 (2), pp. 21-39.
25) Abu-Saad, I. and Isralowitz, R. (1997) “Gender as a Determinant of Work
Values among University Students in Israel.” Journal of Social
Psychology, Vol. 137 (6), pp.749-763.
26) Abu-Saad, I. (1996) "Provision of Public Educational Services and Access
to Higher Education among the Negev Bedouin Arabs in Israel."
Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 11 (5), pp.527-541.
27) Isralowitz, R., Abu-Saad, I. and Telias, D. (1996). "Work Attitudes Among
Heroin Addicts: A Status Model Perspective." Journal of Offender
Rehabilitation, Vol. 24 (1/2), pp.141-154.
28) Abu-Saad, I. (1995). "The Assessment of Organizational Climate in
Bedouin Arab Schools in Israel." Educational Management and
Administration, Vol. 23 (4), pp. 260-270.
29) Abu-Saad, I. (1995). "The Education of Bedouin Arabs in Israel in the
Context of Radical Social Change: What Is the Future?" Compare,
Vol. 25 (2), pp. 149-160.
30) Abu-Saad, I. and Hendrix, V. (1995). "Organizational Climate and
Teachers' Job Satisfaction in a Multi-Cultural Milieu: The Case of the
Bedouin Arab Schools in Israel." International Journal of
Educational Development, Vol. 15 (2), pp. 141-153.
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31) Forman, M., Hundt, G., Berendes, H., Abu-Saad, K., Zangwill, L., Chang,
D., Belmaker, I., Abu-Saad, I. and Graubard, B. (1995).
"Undernutrition among Bedouin Arab Children: A Follow-up of the
Bedouin Infant Feeding Study." American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, Vol. 61, pp. 495-500.
32) Isralowitz, R. and Abu-Saad, I. (1994). "Attitudes of Russian Immigrant
and Israeli-born Women toward Child Care Services." Psychological
Reports, Vol. 74, pp. 880-882.
33) Isralowitz, R., Telias, D. and Abu-Saad, I. (1994). "Psychological
Characteristics of Heroin Addicts and Non-Drug Users in Israel: A
Status Model Perspective." Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 134
(3), pp. 399-401.
34) Abu-Saad, I. and Hendrix, V. (1993). "Pupil Control Ideology in a Multi-
Cultural Society: Arab and Jewish Teachers in Israeli Elementary
Schools." Comparative Education Review, Vol. 37 (1), pp. 21-30.
35) Abu-Saad, I. and Hendrix, V. (1993). "Pupil Control Ideology: Comparing
Kibbutzim Teachers to Urban Jewish, Urban Arab and Bedouin Arab
Teachers in Israel." Israel Social Science Research, Vol. 8 (1), pp.
147-157.
36) Abu Saad, I. & Isralowitz, R. (1992). "Teachers' Job Satisfaction in
Transitional Society within the Bedouin Arab Schools in the Negev."
Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 132 (6), pp. 771-781.
37) Isralowitz, R. and Abu-Saad, I. (1992). "Soviet Immigration: Ethnic
Conflicts and Social Cohesion in Israel. "International Journal of
Group Tensions, Vol. 22 (2), pp. 119-138.
38) Isralowitz, R. and Abu-Saad, I. (1992). "Self-Report Measures of Attitudes
and Behaviors among Israeli Family Child Care Providers." Early
Childhood Development and Care, Vol. 81, pp. 101-107.
39) Abu Saad, I. (1991). "Toward an Understanding of Minority Education in
Israel: The Case of the Bedouin Arabs of the Negev." Comparative
Education, Vol. 27 (2), pp. 235-242.
40) Neumann, Y., Reichal, A. and Abu Saad, I. (1988). "Organizational
Climate and Work Satisfaction: The Case of Bedouin Elementary
Schools in Israel." Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 26
(1), pp. 82-96.
41) Reichal, A., Neumann, Y. and Abu Saad, I. (1987). "Organizational
Climate and Work Satisfaction of Male and Female Teachers in
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Bedouin Elementary Schools." Israel Social Science Research, Vol.
4, pp. 34-48.
Published Scientific Reports and Technical Papers
1) Abu-Saad, I. (1995). Social and Educational Development of Indigenous
Yaqui and Bedouin Communities in the Sonoran and Negev Deserts.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of Education (US
Public Health Service Grant No. 90-Pd-0203 final project report).
2) Abu-Saad, I. (1995). Education Development and Youth Dropout
Prevention among Bedouin-Arab Students in Rahat. Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev, Department of Education (Abraham Fund
final project report).
3) Abu-Saad and Isralowitz, R. (1994). Model Bedouin Arab Elderly - Youth
Service Project in Rahat. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev:
Humphrey Institute for Social Ecology (Rosenthal Foundation project
report).
4) Abu-Saad, I., Isralowitz, R. and Sa'adi, A. (1992). Bedouin Arabs in
Cultural Transition: Substance Use Attitudes and Behavior among
Rahat High School Students. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Humphrey Institute Monograph (in Arabic, Hebrew and English).
5) Sa'adi, A. and Abu-Saad, I. (1992). Substance Use Attitudes and Behavior
among Nazareth High School Students. Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, Humphrey Institute Monograph (in Arabic).
6) Hundt, G., Abu Saad, I. and Fredrick, K. (1991). The Health and Health
Care of Bedouin Arab Children in the 1980's. Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev: Medical School (Arabic, Hebrew and English).
Unrefereed professional articles and publications
1) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). “Education as a tool for development: The Negev
Bedouin Arab in Israel.” Issues in Education, No.3, pp.38-51 (in
Arabic).
2) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). “Education as a Tool of Expulsion from the
Unrecognized Villages” Adalah’s Newsletter, Vol. 8, December,
pp.1-5, http://www.adalah.org/newsletter/eng/dec04/ar4.pdf.
3) Abu-Saad, I (2003) Second Class: Discrimination against Palestinian
Arab Children in Israel’s Schools, New York: Human Rights Watch,
2001. In Arab Studies Journal, X (1), XI (2):121-124. [Book Review].
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4) Abu-Saad, I. (2003). “The Bedouin Towns in Israel by the 21st Century:
The Negev Bedouin and the failure of the Urbanization Policies. In S.
Dichter and A. Ganhem (eds.) Sikkuy’s Report 2002-2003, Jerusalem:
Sikkuy, pp.49-55 (English, Hebrew and Arabic).
5) Abu-Saad, I. (2001). “Negev Bedouin Higher Education.” Notes on the
Bedouin, No. 32, pp. 6-18 (in Hebrew).
6) Abu-Saad, I. (2000). “Land Issues and Bedouin Urbanization.” Karkah,
No. 50, pp. 159-169 (in Hebrew).
7) Abu-Saad, I. (2000). The Bedouin and the State of Israel. In S. Dichter
(ed.) Sikkuy’s Report on Equality and Integration of the Arab Citizens
in Israel 1999-2000, Jerusalem: Sikkuy, pp.47-50 (English, Hebrew
and Arabic).
8) Abu Saad, I. (1991). "A Model Training Program for Negev Bedouin
Education." Notes on the Bedouin, No. 22, pp. 9-14 (in Hebrew).
9) Abu Saad, I. (1990). "Bedouin Arab Education in the Negev: Future
Goals and Objectives." Notes on the Bedouin, No. 21, pp. 4-22.
Organizing Conferences
International Conferences
1) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). Education, Social Development and Empowerment
among Indigenous Peoples and Minorities: An International
Perspective. Sponsored by: The Follow up Committee on Arab
Education, Shatil, Education Department and Heinrich Boll
Foundation-Israel, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva,
Israel, June 16-18.
2) Abu-Saad, I. (2000). The First International Conference on: The Future
of Indigenous Peoples: Strategies for Survival and Development.
JOINTLY Sponsored by: The Center for Bedouin Studies and
Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Center
for Comparative Education, University of California at Los Angeles,
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, May 24-26.
Lectures and Presentations at Meetings and Invited Seminars
Presentation of papers at conferences
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1) Abu-Saad, I. (2009). " Access to Higher Education and Its Socio-
Economic Impact among the Naqab Indigenous Bedouin Arabs in
Israel" A paper presented at AIS Association for Israel Studies 25th
Annual Conference, Israel in 2009: Center and Periphery, Sapir
College, Sha‟ar hanegev at Beer Sheva, Teachers' Center: Beer
Sheva: Israel, June 3.
2) Abu-Saad, I. (2009). "Palestinian Arab Education in Israel under the
Military Government 1948-1966" A paper presented at AIS
Association for Israel Studies 25th Annual Conference, Israel in
2009: Center and Periphery, Sapir College, Sha‟ar hanegev at Beer
Sheva, Teachers' Center: Beer Sheva: Israel, June 3.
3) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). "Negev Bedouin Arab Education: A Critical View"
A paper presented at AYILA conference, Ben-Gurion University of
the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, October 12.
4) Abu-Saad, I. (2004) "Reflections on Curricula in Palestinian Arab
schools during the Military Administration" A paper presented at
The Palestinian Arab Minority under the Military Administration at
Mada al-Carmel conference, Nazareth, Israel, May 15.
5) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). “Education as a Tool of Expulsion in the
Unrecognized Villages in the Negev” A paper presented at the
conference on Planning, Control and the Law in the Negev,
organized by Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in
Israel, Naot Medbar, Beer-Sheva, Israel, December 6.
6) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). “Defining the 'Other' as the Enemy: The Indigenous
Bedouin in Israel” A paper presented at the conference on Political
Violence and Human Security in the Post-9.11 World, Organized by
The Japan Center for Area Studies, National Museum of Ethnology
& Human Security Studies With the support of Japan Consortium for
Area Studies, Tokyo, Japan, December 18-19.
7) Abu-Saad, I. (2004). “Identity Formation among Indigenous Youth in
Majority-Run Schools: Palestinian Arabs in Israel” A paper
presented at the conference on Education, Social Development and
Empowerment among Indigenous Peoples and Minorities: An
International Perspective, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Beer-Sheva, Israel, June 16-18.
8) Abu-Saad, I. (2003). "Israeli Researchers and Research on the
Palestinian Arab Minority: A Critical View" A paper presented at the
34-Conference of Power and Violence in the Israeli Society of
Sociological Association, Bet Birel College, Bit Birel, February 3-4.
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9) Abu-Saad, I. (2002). The Bedouin in the Negev: A Critical view,
Presented at the Conference of Bedouin in the Negev between Crisis
and Revival. Sponsored by Mosh Deyan Center, Tel Aviv
University, August 26.
8) Abu-Saad, I. (2001). “The „Downside‟ of Social Capital: The Case of
Bedouin Arabs in the State of Israel.” Presented at the 3rd
International Workshop on Water Cooperation in Eastern
Mediterranean: Social Capital and Development. Sponsored by the
International Development Research Center, Ottawa, Canada in
collaboration with the Eastern Mediterranean University, North
Cyprus and South Anatolian Project held at Sanliurfa, Turkey, May 2-
5.
9) Abu-Saad, I. (2000). “Bedouin Arabs in Israel between the Hammer and
the Anvil: Education as a Foundation for Survival and
Development.” Presented at “The First International Conference on
the Future of Indigenous People: Strategies for Survival and
Development”. Sponsored by the Center for Bedouin studies and
Development, Ben Gurion University of the Negev and the Center for
Comparative Education, University of California at Los Angeles, Israel,
Beer-Sheva, May 24-26.
10) Abu-Saad, I. (1999). "Bedouin Arabs in Southern Israel." Presented at
the Interim Conference of RC05 - Race and Ethnicity - of the
International Sociological Association, Al-Quds University,
Jerusalem, July 7-8.
11) Abu-Saad, I (1999). "The Work Values of Arab Teachers in Israel in a
Multicultural Context." Presented at the first conference on "Forging
Regional Cooperation in the Mediterranean Basin", Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev, Israel and Marseilles University, France,
Arles, May 27-28.
12) Abu-Saad, I. (1998). "The Challenge of Mainstream Schooling in
Indigenous Communities: Student Perceptions of School Climate and
Family Relations among Bedouin Arabs in Israel and Yaqui Indians in
Arizona." Presented at the Second International Conference on Urban
Development: A Challenge for Frontier Regions, The Negev Center
for Regional Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Beer-Sheva, Israel, Apr. 4-7.
13) Katz, Y. and Abu-Saad, I. (1998). "Education in the Negev Bedouin
Community: assessment of current service provision and outstanding
needs." Presented at the Inaugural Conference of the Center for
Bedouin Studies and Development, Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, Apr. 6.
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14) Abu-Saad, I. (1995). "Higher Education in a Transitional Society: The
Case of the Negev Bedouin Arabs." Presented at the Conference on
Higher Education among the Arabs in Israel: A Comparative
Approach, University of Haifa, Center for Research and Development
of Arab Education in Israel, and Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung, Haifa,
Israel, Nov. 28-29.
15) Abu-Saad, I. (1994). "Challenges Facing the Bedouin Schools in the
Negev." Presented at the Conference on Bedouin Education in the
Negev, The Floersheimer Institute for Policy Studies, Beer-Sheva,
Israel, June 13.
16) Abu-Saad, I. (1994). "Higher Education among Negev Bedouin: What is
the Future?" Presented at the Conference on Bedouin in Israel, jointly
sponsored by the Ministry of Education-Information Office and Ben-
Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, Jan. 19.
17) Abu-Saad, I. (1993). "Higher Education among the Indigenous Bedouin
Arabs of the Negev: The Last Frontier." Presented at the International
Conference on Regional Development: The Last Frontier, jointly
sponsored by the University of California-Los Angeles and Ben-
Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, Dec. 27-30.
18) Abu-Saad, I. (1992). "The Assessment of Organizational Climate in
Arab Schools in Israel." Presented at the Educational Management
Conference, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, SA, Sept. 10-
12.
19) Isralowitz, R. and Abu-Saad, I. (1991). "Soviet Immigration: Ethnic
Conflicts and Social Cohesion in Israel." Presented at the
International Conference on Immigration jointly sponsored by the
University of California-Los Angeles and Ben-Gurion University,
Beer-Sheva, Israel, May 21.
20) Abu Saad, I. (1990). "Teachers' Thinking about Job Satisfaction in a
Transitional Society: The Case of Bedouin Arab Teachers in the
Negev." Presented at the International Conference on Teacher
Thinking, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel,
Dec. 10.
21) Abu Saad, I. (1990). "Bedouin Arab Education in the Negev: Future
Goals and Objectives." Presented at the 21st Annual Conference on
the Bedouin of the Negev, Sde-Boker, Feb. 18.
22) Abu Saad, I. & Hendrix, V. (1989). "Pupil Control Ideology and
Ethnicity: The Case of Arab and Jewish Teachers in Public
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Elementary Schools in Israel." Presented at the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, Mar. 27-31.
Presentation of papers at invited seminars
1) Abu-Saad, I. (2002). “Multiculturalism and Minority Education in Israel:
The Case of Bedouin Arabs.” Paper presented at the Near Eastern
Center, University of California – Los Angeles, USA, April 25.
2) Abu-Saad, I. (2002). “The Bedouin Arabs in Israel: Historical
Experience and Future Prospects” presented at the Cross Cultural
Center, University of California – Irvine, USA, April 24.
3) Abu-Saad, I. (2002). “The Condition of the Bedouin in Israel Today.”
Jewish Heritage Lecture Series at University of Wisconsin-Madison,
USA, December 5.
4) Abu-Saad, I. (2001) “Delivering Education to Bedouin People in Israel.”
Presented at the Center for Human Rights, Ida Cordelia Beam
Distinguished Visiting Professorships Program, The University of
Iowa, USA, February 5.
5) Abu-Saad, I. (2001) “The Situation of Bedouin People in Today's Israel.”
Presented at the Center for Human Rights, Ida Cordelia Beam
Distinguished Visiting Professorships Program The University of
Iowa, USA, February 6.
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