Educational Network

Jan 1

16735 students start first stage of Palestinian tawjihi exam in 207 halls (incl. ten in prisons) (Q)

Jan 05

Directorate in Gaza discusses educational delegations, school TV, and school administration (Q)

Jan 11

Article calls for special and home education for the mentally handicapped and extra attention for weak and slow learners in regular schools (Q)

Jan 13

259 policemen graduate from Palestinian Police Academy in Jericho (J)
Bir Zeit University announces plans for post graduate study program in international relations (J)
In Bir Zeit lecture, president of British Royal Society warns of dependence of universities on government (J)
Sweden agrees to fund children's conference in Gaza in April 1995 (J)
Center for Defense of Human Rights condemns travel restriction imposed on Gazan students by Egypt and Jordan (J)
12 students graduate from the Center for Psychotherapy in Gaza City (J)

Jan 15

First week-long scout camp held in 'Ayn al-Sultan (Jericho) (Q)
Khan Yunis Prisoner Rehab Center holds workshop on reasons and results of low academic achievement, blaming undetected disabilities, overcrowding, curricula, lack of counselors, fear of teachers and lack of parental interest and recommends tutoring by mothers, improved curricula, student to student tutoring and coaching (Q)
Salah Islamic Assoc. holds Scouting Day in Rafah (Q)

Jan 16

16735 West Bank students finish part one of the first Palestinian tawjihi exam (Q)

Jan 17

Article describes past problems of teacher unions and demands elections, professional appointments, decrease of factionalism, awareness raising and other activities for members, accessibility and communication, and coordination with all institutes of education, incl. MoE (Q)

Jan 21

GUPT press conference points out effects of the closure on the 60 Arab schools in Jerusalem which have lost 75% of their teachers (Q)

Jan 26

Study day in Islamic University in Gaza on use of corporal punishment in schools calls on MoE to set clear rules for the proper use of such penalties based on Islamic principles (Q)
14 year old boy shot dead by Israeli army patrol in Al 'Ayn Refugee Camp (Nablus) as he comes out of school (Q)

Jan 27

Jordan recognizes Palestinian 'tawjihi' in wake of accreditation by the Arab Organization for Culture, Education and Science (J)
Teacher claims that there are high numbers of young drug addicts in the West Bank
Israeli forces raid College of Science and Technology in Abu Dis, ransack buildings, arrest and blindfold and humiliate 200 students on the pretext of 'presence of terrorist activities in school' (J); representatives of academic and national institutions hold sit-in protest (J)

Jan 28

Article stresses importance of art education in schools to develop creativity and assist in teaching other subjects and skills (Q)

Jan 31

Elaine Clark

Educational Network, POB 66, Ramallah, West Bank

tel: 02 995 6230/fax: 02 995 6231 e-mail: eclark@ednet.birzeit.edu