The gifted Arab child in Israel has been the subject of a very few studies. This book will describe the existing programs for the gifted in the three main Arab groups in Israel: Muslim, Christian, and Druze. The following chapters will focus both on present achievements and successes as well as on future plans for achieving further goals. When these goals are reached each Arab child will have an opportunity to fully material¿ze her or his potential. The book consists of the following chapters: Chapter 1: A brief history of education of Arabs in the state of Israel Chapter 2: Characteristics of the Arab Gifted Child in Israel Chapter 3: Education of the Arab gifted child Chapter 4: Enrichment programs for the gifted in the Arab sector Chapter 5: Description of various kinds of enrichment programs or the Arab sector Chapter 6: A minority within a minority: Gifted students in the Christian, Druze, and Bedouin sectors Chapter 7: The talented Arab girl: between tradition and modernism References Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3

Hanna David earned her Ph.D from Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München. She has published 12 books and ~150 articles mainly in gifted education and psychology. Hanna had taught in colleges of education and the Ben Gurion University. She had worked at the Tel Aviv University for 25 years and now dedicates most of her time to private counseling.