Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of interviewees
Group | Num-ber | Gen-der | Age | Tenure | Proffession | School | Class Grade | Education | Children receiving Ritalin at home |
Arab educators | 1 | F | 49 | 26 | Math | Tamra primary | 3 | BA | None |
2 | F | 41 | 16 | Sciences | Jdeideh-Makr primary | 4–6 | BA | None | |
3 | F | 44 | 22 | Math | Tamra primary | 5 | BA | None | |
4 | F | 45 | 20 | Hebrew | Shefaram primary | 4 | BA | None | |
5 | M | 40 | 20 | Hebrew and road safety | Jdeideh-Makr primary | 6 | BA | None | |
6 | F | 48 | 28 | Math | Shaab primary | 4 | MA | None | |
7 | F | 45 | 18 | Special education | Tamra primary | 5–6 | BA | None | |
8 | F | 45 | 20 | Special education | Primary Shaab | 4–6 | MA | None | |
9 | F | 44 | 20 | Arabic | Shaab primary | 3 | BA | None | |
10 | F | 50 | 25 | Nature and geography | Shefaram primary | 5 | BA | None | |
11 | M | 43 | 22 | Nature and geography | Shaab primary | 5–6 | BA | None | |
12 | F | 49 | 18 | Math | Haifa primary | 3–5 | BA | None | |
13 | F | 59 | 35 | Arabic | Middle school | 7 | BA | None | |
Jewish educators | 14 | F | 44 | 21 | Sciences | Nahariya | 9 | BA | None |
15 | F | 41 | 14 | History, Jewish culture | Karmiel | 7 | BA | 1 | |
16 | M | 40 | 2 | History | Kadouri | 7 | BA | None | |
17 | F | 55 | 30 | Special education | Karmiel | 7 | MA | 2 | |
18 | F | 49 | 23 | Physical education | Kadouri | 7 | BA | None | |
19 | M | 32 | 4 | History | Misgav | 12 | BA | None | |
20 | F | 43 | 18 | Math | Misgav | 7–12 | BA | None | |
21 | F | 46 | 11 | Special education | Karmiel | 6 | MA | None | |
22 | M | 38 | 16 | Math | Kadouri | 7–12 | BA | None | |
23 | F | 54 | 15 | Sciences | Migdal Ha’Emek primary | 5–6 | MA | None | |
24 | F | 32 | 8 | Arithmetic-Engineering | Haifa | 3 | BA | None | |
25 | F | 37 | 10 | Special education | Kiryat Hayim | Autism class Before 4–6 | MA | None | |
26 | F | 33 | 8 | Bible and history | Haifa | Middle school | MA | None | |
Arab school counselors | 27 | F | 40 | 14 | Shaab primary | MA | None | ||
28 | F | 38 | 15 | Jdeideh-Makr primary | MA | None | |||
29 | F | 46 | 7 School counselor 24 Teacher | Jdeideh-Makr primary | MA | None | |||
30 | M | 35 | 10 | Shaab primary | MA | None | |||
31 | F | 33 | 8 | Shefaram primary | MA | None | |||
32 | F | 34 | 11 | Shaab comprehensive | MA | None | |||
33 | F | 42 | 2 School counselor 10 Homeroom teacher | Hula south | MA | None | |||
Jewish school counselors | 34 | F | 46 | 6 School counselor 13 Homeroom teacher | Misgav middle school | MA | None | ||
35 | F | 59 | 25 | Migdal Haemek middle school | MA | None | |||
36 | F | 44 | 5 | Middle school Libidor | MA | 1 | |||
Group | Number | Sex | Age | Years of education | Work | School | Age of child taking Ritalin | Children receiving Ritalin at home | |
Arab parents | 1 | F | 55 | 10 | – | Shaab | 11 | 1 | |
2 | F | 50 | 12 | Cleaning | Shaab | 10 | 1 | ||
3 | F | 38 | BA | Teacher | Shaab | 12 | 1 | ||
4 | F | 50 | 12 | Assistant kindergarden teacher | Sakhnin | 13 | 1 | ||
Jewish parents | 5 | F | 35 | 12 | Cashier | Haifa | 11 | 1 | |
6 | F | 41 | 12 | Doesn’t work | Haifa | 12 | 2 | ||
7 | F | 46 | BA | Secretary at high school | Kibbutz Yad Mordechai | 12 | 1 | ||
8 | F | 46 | BA | Emotional therapist | Yokneam area | 11 | 1 | ||
9 | F | 39 | 12 | – | Nesher | 9 | 1 | ||
10 | F | 37 | 12 | Self-employed | Haifa | 14 | 1 | ||
11 | F | 44 | BA | Emotional therapist at the Ministry of Education | Tel Aviv | 9 | 1 | ||