Research Article

Multicultural Intensity: The Case of Jewish and Arab Students

Table 2

Level of “multicultural intensity” according to religion and national identity.

ANOVADescriptive statistics of nationality and religionTests of differences between nations and religions
F Sig. (<0.005)Nationality and religionN Mean

Presence of two nations and cultures in the collegeJew2782.921.018Jew-Israeli, Israeli, Druze, Arab
Jew-Israeli1923.241.049 Jew, Arab
19.5730.000Israeli833.330.952 Jew, Arab
Druze263.890.847 Jew
Arab554.090.919Jew, Jew-Israeli, Israeli

Relationship between Arab and Jewish students in the collegeJew2773.050.819 Arab
Jew-Israeli1923.280.757 Arab
7.933 0.000Israeli823.330.719
Druze273.430.583
Arab553.590.496Jew, Jew-Israeli

Relations of the state toward Arab citizensJew2763.140.883Israeli, Druze, Arab
Jew-Israeli1893.370.885 Arab, Druze
20.3820.000Israeli803.670.798Jew, Arab
Druze273.880.649Jew, Jew-Israeli
Arab544.120.576Jew, Jew-Israeli, Israeli

Reality of studies in mixed classesJew2693.130.883Israeli, Druze, Arab
Jew-Israeli1873.240.835Arab, Druze
15.2420.000Israeli793.430.730Arab
Druze273.820.463Jew, Jew-Israeli
Arab543.970.688Jew, Jew-Israeli, Israeli

Need to help non-Hebrew-speaking studentsJew2643.091.001Israeli, Druze, Arab
Jew-Israeli1863.330.918Arab, Druze
17.6940.000Israeli803.520.801Jew, Arab
Druze274.030.779Jew, Jew-Israeli
Arab524.090.794Jew, Jew-Israeli, Israeli

Representation of social-political issues in the academyJew2603.110.833Israeli
Jew-Israeli1833.360.813
Israeli773.520.764Jew
Druze263.270.758
Arab523.440.704

Classroom curriculumJew2522.261.12Israeli
Jew-Israeli1812.441.24
2.9490.020Israeli 762.691.16Jew
Druze282.720.85
Arab562.421.07

Existence of multiculturalismJew2473.281.054Jew-Israeli, Israeli, Arab
Jew-Israeli1823.670.998 Jew
Israeli773.780.814 Jew
Druze253.770.756
Arab513.900.884 Jew