Abstract

This study aimed at evaluating obstacles to achieve competitive advantage in Arab schools in Israel in light of contemporary attitudes and methods to achieve it from the viewpoint of their teachers. To achieve the study objective; the researcher used the qualitative method and an interview. The study population consisted of all school teachers who work in Arab area in Israel, and a sample consisted of (31) teachers were chosen in arbitrary method, during the first academic semester 2020/2021. The study findings showed the existence of obstacles that prevent the achievement of a competitive advantage for Arab schools in Israel, the most important were: the failure to provide an integrated database for all members of the school community, and the scarcity of teacher training programs developed according to modern technical developments. In addition, the most important methods to achieve a competitive advantage for Arab schools in Israel were: communicating with educational experts, Providing everyone with the opportunity of training, and Linking career development to improving performance Key words: Obstacles, competitive advantage, contemporary attitudes. DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/13-6-22 Publication date: March 31st 2021

Highlights

  • Firms achieve a competitive advantage when they produce a product or service that meets customer needs at a lower price, when they offer differentiating features not provided by competitors, or when they meet the needs of customers not served readily by their competitors

  • - This study is expected to open up new doors in the field of Obstacles to achieve competitive advantage in Arab schools in Israel in light of contemporary attitudes and methods to achieve it from the viewpoint of their teachers, to conduct new studies to promote or deny the findings of this study

  • - It hoped that this study finding help educational decision-makers in Israel in identifying the obstacles to achieve competitive advantage in Arab schools in Israel in light of contemporary attitudes and methods to achieve it from the viewpoint of their teachers, to help them in making appropriate decisions to improve the education

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Study problem and questions

Schools are the first educational institution responsible for preparing the future generation, providing them with all the skills needed to work, build society, coexist with others, and develop their ability to solve problems, creativity and innovation. Competitiveness in the field of school education requires the development and improvement of educational programs with international characteristics and standards. This provide learners with specialized and multiple skills and techniques, as well as the productive flexibility advocated by the labor market, and this requires the preparation of educational programs based on technology and the knowledge economy, and achieving the school's competitive advantage has become more important. The second question: What are the methods to achieve competitive advantage in Arab schools in Israel in light of contemporary attitudes from the point of view of their teachers?

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