The golden path in the lives of Arab-Bedouin female students: "The profession of teaching for myself and for family support as a lever for academic success"

Abstract

The study explores the complexities Arab-Bedouin students face in balancing modern academic life with traditional societal norms, based on interviews with 30 students from education colleges in southern Israel.

The study highlights the pivotal role of education as a symbol of pride among students and their families, and emphasizes the significant impact of parental support, through financial aid and provision of educational resources, on students' academic achievements. A unique finding in this study concerned students from unrecognized villages, who reported that their parents contributed greatly to their progress and made internet accessible to them through cellular services despite the problematic conditions of non-regular power supply from the State.

A significant finding that emerges from the present study is the uniqueness of the teaching profession, as it allows women to fulfill their professional aspirations as educated women while presenting no conflict with the values of the Bedouin society and its views of women.