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Contents List of Figures xi List of Tables xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii List of Abbreviations xxiii CHAPTER 1. INTERGROUP RELATIONS APPROACH 1 Contact Hypothesis Theory 1 Intervention Models Based on the Contact Hypothesis and Intergroup Relations Theories 3 Contact Hypothesis Intervention: Shortcomings and Alternatives 7 CHAPTER 2. CONFLICT RESOLUTION PRINCIPLES IN INTERGROUP CONFLICTS: AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO CONTACT HYPOTHESIS 11 The Emergence of Conflict Resolution 11 Conflict Resolution: Definitions and Theory 12 Basic Assumptions and Principles of Conflict Resolution 15 Conflict Resolution: Intervention Models and Processes 17 Select Models of Conflict Resolution 20 Critique of Conflict Resolution Models 24 Conflict Resolution Responses to Critiques 26 vii Contents zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSR viii CHAPTER 3. ARAB-JEWISH CONFLICT IN ISRAEL: HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND 29 Context of Arabjewish Relations in Israel 29 Arab-Jewish Relations on the Micro Level: Images and Perceptions 32 Special Characteristics of the Arab Educational System in Israel 33 CHAPTER 4. THE ARAB-JEWISH COEXISTENCE PROGRAMS 37 Development of the Coexistence Programs 37 Arab-Jewish Coexistence Programs 38 Research on Arab-Jewish Programs 44 Research on Arab-Jewish Encounters: Limitations and Needs 53 CHAPTER 5. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND THE ARAB-JEWISH PROGRAMS 55 The Six Case Study Organizations: Basic Features 57 CHAPTER 6. THE ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS' DESIGNS: COMPONENTS OF THE INTERVENTION MODELS 63 Participants 63 Assumptions 65 Goals 69 Structure 73 Content 77 Process 81 Third-Party Role 89 Arabjewish Encounters: Is There a Generic Model? 91 CHAPTER 7. PERCEPTIONS OF THE ARAB-JEWISH CONFLICT IN ISRAEL 99 Intervenors' Conflict Perceptions 99 Intervention Models and Perceptions of Arab-Jewish Conflict 110 CHAPTER 8. PERCEPTION OF SUCCESS AND IMPACTS OF THE ENCOUNTER MODELS 115 What Is Success? 115 Measures and Criteria of Success 117 Actual Success 121 [54.224.52.210] Project MUSE (2024-03-19 10:06 GMT) ContentszyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaZYXWVUTSR ix Examples of Success 122 Participants' Perceptions of Outputs and Impacts 123 Perception of Success: The Need for Systematic Measurement 126 yxw CHAPTER 9. IMPACTS OF THE POLITICAL CONTEXT ON THE ENCOUNTER MODELS 131 Major Changes in the Encounter Programs Since the Mid-1980s 131 Impacts of the Peace Process 133 Impacts of the Intifada on Intervention Models 135 Impacts of the Gulf War on the Encounter Programs 139 Impacts of Soviet Jewish Immigration on Encounter Programs 143 Encounter Models and Context: Avoidance, Confusion, and Slow Adjustment 146 CHAPTER 10. ARAB-JEWISH ENCOUNTER PROGRAMS: POLITICAL CHANGE OR CONTROL? 149 Limitations of the Arab-Jewish Encounter Field 149 Limitations in the AJP Designs 156 Do the Examined Intervention Models Contribute to Control or Change Processes 158 Arab-Jewish Encounter Programs and Educational Conflict Resolution Models 162 Conflict Resolution Approach in Arab-Jewish Encounter 164 Major Recommendations 166 APPENDIXES 1. Participants and the Intifada's Impacts 169 2. Participants and the Gulf War's Impacts 171 3. Examples of Success in Arab-Jewish Intervention 173 Notes 175 Bibliography 181 Index 195 ...