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“Our identity is our dignity”: digital transformations: Palestinian aspirations, idealism, reality and pragmatism
Ujvari, Montaser Motia
Ujvari, Montaser Motia
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2024-03-15
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This article reports on a collaborative project for the digital innovation of language teaching in Palestine, and it argues for the necessity of mobile learning to circumvent disruption created by the Israeli occupation causing challenges that result in marginalisation and disenfranchisement of opportunity. This partly occurs through the oppression of a sovereign curriculum that supports Palestinian self-determination. This oppression is against both the United Nations Development Goals protected rights for education and the Palestinian Ministry’s vision for a society with an education sector that embraces the use of technology to invigorate the value of its culture, produce knowledge and promote emancipation. The article proposes the integration of digital technologies with student-centred learning to enhance and support transformation through three main elements: 1. Digital competence to develop confidence and agency in teachers; 2. Continuous teacher learning to develop autonomy and collaboration within organisations; 3. Problem-solving competencies, which can result in continuous improvement loops and local solutions to barriers. This article will resonate with those recognising the need for critical theory to challenge policy and practice where it deepens disadvantage. It draws upon the voices of 20 teachers from four higher education institutions in Palestine, who reflect on the barriers to innovation and a reclaiming of educational terrain.
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Scott, H., Ujvari, M.M. and Smith, M. (2024) “‘Our Identity Is Our Dignity’: Digital Transformations: Palestinian Aspirations, Idealism, Reality and Pragmatism”. Education As Change 28 (March):14 pages. https://doi.org/10.25159/1947-9417/13828.
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Unisa Press. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.25159/1947-9417/13828.
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1947-9417
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1947-9417