An-Najah Staff

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Unlike most neighbouring countries in the world, teachers in the occupied terri

tories of Palestine face extraordinary conditions and challenges. These are due to

the continued Israeli occupation. This article reports on a large-scale survey of

Palestinian teachers. It explores the impact of the occupation on the professional

lives of the teachers around Nablus, and indirectly on their students and commu

nities, and on their digital responses. Follow-up focus groups explore their feelings,

experiences and reactions, providing greater insights into this complex and trou

bling situation. The article underpins further work on appropriate digital literacy.

It does however also provide an insight into the challenges to rigorous fieldwork

outside the mainstream of the developed North and specifically in a region of

conflict and occupation.

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