Title: Citizenship Studies: High School Curriculum for Jewish (Secular and Religious), Arabic and Druze Schools
Country: Israel
Authors: Various
CategoryStandards Documents and Curricular Frameworks
Date of Publication: 2002
Keywords: democratic principles, democratic state, government, politics
Resource Language(s): Hebrew
Pages: 32
Level of Education: High School
Publisher: Ministry of Education
Access: Access this document through the Israel's Ministry of Education website: http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/Mazkirut_Pedagogit/MafmarEzrachut/Hodaot
Abstract: This document is the official listing of the subjects chosen to be taught in the mandatory citizenship studies lessons for high schools. These subjects are divided into three groups: (1) the state of Israel as a Jewish state (e.g., the meaning of a national state for the Jewish people, approaches to the Jewish state, and the connection between the state of Israel and Jews in the Diaspora); (2) democratic principles (e.g., liberty and equality, sovereignty of the people, rule of law, democratic rights, and political culture); and (3) the government of the state of Israel (e.g., citizenship laws, the parliamentary government system, elections and political parties, and the role of the media).