THE ROLE OF THE PALESTINIAN “AL-ISRAR” SCHOOLS IN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LEARNING AMONG HOSPITALIZED STUDENTS: AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL SCHOOL (AL-MUTLA’) AS A MODEL
This study aimed to identify the role of the Palestinian Israr Schools in providing educational services for students who suffer from some chronic and difficult diseases such as kidney failure and cancer, and who undergo long treatment sessions in the hospital, and their presence causes them to frequently interrupt their original schools. It also aimed to identify the impact of this educational service on the mental health of students and its impact on their insistence on continuing the educational process, and to educate parents and specialists about the existence of such a type of education. This study was limited to Al-Israr School/1 (the Augusta Victoria Hospital School as a model) to study the cases of sick students who are officially registered in the schools of the Palestinian Ministry of Education and are automatically integrated into the hospital school during the treatment period. To achieve its objectives, it has adopted the qualitative research methodology in the "case study" style, which depends on the detailed description of the case (Al-Israr School/1) through the use of approved tools to collect data for this type of studies, with the aim of answering a number of main questions from the viewpoint of its participants, namely: What does being in Al-Israr/1 School offer you? How did your integration into Al-Israr/1 affect your educational/professional life path? How did your integration into Al-Israr / 1 school affect your social life and your relationship with family and friends? What are the difficulties you face in order to integrate in Al-Israr/1 School? What services/procedures would you like Al-Israr/1 School to provide to you that are currently unavailable? This qualitative study reached a number of themes, namely: determination and persistence, the role of the insistence school in the participant’s life, social and professional relations, psychological pressures, empathy, difficulties, developmental needs for school performance, and outlook on the future.
Keywords: Palestinian Israr Schools, Augusta Victoria Hospital School, Hospital Schools.