Jacqueline Sfeir Explained

Alma Mater:University of Northern Colorado
Thesis Title:Development and validation of the school entrance exam for the West-Bank of Jordan
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12575529
Thesis Year:1984

Jacqueline Sfeir (16 April 1956 – 5 April 2013) was a Palestinian expert in early childhood education.

Education

Sfeir was a student in the first class when Bethlehem University started taking students in 1973.[1] Her doctoral work centered on pre-schooling and education.[2]

Career

In 1985 Sfeir was a founder of the Early Childhood Resource Centre in Jerusalem; the goal of the group was to improve education for pre-school children.[3] She worked with teachers and parents to change the conditions under which children were educated.[4] [5]

In 1989 Sfeir spoke of how drawings by Palestinian children reflected their upbringing during times of regional conflict.[6] [7] In 2005, her presentation in British Columbia was questioned given her opposition to cooperation with Israel.[8]

In 2001, she was appointed to a five-year term as a member of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.[9] [10] In 2005, she founded MaDad, an independent company that uses and develops the Holistic Integrated Approach, also referred to as holistic education, in its work with both local and regional actors who deal and interact daily with children.

In 2007 Sfeir was elected to receive a fellowship from the non-profit organization Ashoka.[11]

She died of cancer on 5 April 2013, at the age of 56.[12]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Podsiadlo . John J . October 3, 1998 . Bethlehem University: A star shining in the East . America; New York . 6–12 . . 179 . 9.
  2. Book: White, Patrick . Children of Bethlehem : innocents in the storm . 1991 . Leominster : Gracewing . Internet Archive . 978-0-85244-198-5 . 146–147.
  3. Book: Nicolai, Susan . Fragmented foundations : education and chronic crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory . 2007 . Paris : UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning; London : Save the Children UK . Internet Archive . 978-92-803-1301-7 . 78–79.
  4. Book: Najjar . Orayb Aref . Portraits of Palestinian women . Warnock . Kitty . 1992 . Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-87480-385-3 . 202–203.
  5. Book: International education for the millennium : toward access, equity, and quality . 2006 . Cambridge, MA : Harvard Education Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-916690-46-5 . Piper . Benjamin . 230–231 . Dryden-Peterson . Sarah . Kim . Young-Suk.
  6. News: Payne . Elizabeth . 28 April 1989 . Palestinian children's art exhibit reveals depth of war suffering . The Ottawa Citizen; Ottawa, Ont. . A4 . Proquest.
  7. News: Kennedy . Janice . 8 April 1989 . Life a struggle for children of the intifada . The Gazette; Montreal, Que. . B6 . Proquest.
  8. News: Yaffe . Barbara . 2005-05-28 . Teachers' union plays host to anti-Israeli activist . 2024-05-07 . The Vancouver Sun . 39.
  9. Web site: Who We Are . Palestinian American Research Center . 2013-04-11 . 2021-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911143254/http://parc-us-pal.org/who.htm . dead .
  10. Mahshi . Khalil . Bush . Kim . 1989-12-01 . The Palestinian Uprising and Education for the Future . Harvard Educational Review . 59 . 4 . 470–484 . 10.17763/haer.59.4.156766w31t075600 . 0017-8055 . At Bethlehem University, Jacqueline Sfeir and the teacher trainees are developing ... Sfeir noted how village women watched their children learning while playing and said: "This ....
  11. Web site: Jacqueline Sfeir Ashoka . 2024-05-07 . www.ashoka.org . en-us.
  12. http://www.alquds.com/obituary/20130406#.UWK__qKQWSo{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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