Fadia Nasser-Abu Alhija

Fadia Nasser-Abu Alhija
فادية ناصر
Nasser-Abu Alhija in 2017
Born1955 (age 70–71)
Tira, Israel
Alma materTel Aviv University (BA, MA), University of Georgia (PhD)
Websitehttps://education.tau.ac.il/profile/fadia

Nadia Nasser-Abu Alhija (Arabic: فادية ناصر, Hebrew: פאדיה נאסר אבו אלהיג'א) is an Israeli Arab scholar who investigates research, measurement and evaluation methods in education. She is emeritus professor at the School of Education of Tel Aviv University[1] and dean of Sakhnin College.

She is the first Arab woman to receive the title of Professor at an Israeli university,[2][3] and the first to be nominated for membership on the Council for Higher Education in Israel.[4][5]

Biography

Nasser-Abu Alhija was born and grew up in Tira, Israel, as the fifth of ten children.[6][7] In 1977, she completed a BA in sciences (mathematics, biology and chemistry) from Tel Aviv University,[8] where she also received a teaching certificate in mathematics in 1980.[4][6][9] After receiving her bachelor's, spent several years working as a high school teacher in Tira.[8]

In 1989 she completed her MA in research methods in education from Tel Aviv University.[9] In 1993 she started her doctorate in research methods, measurement and evaluation in education at the University of Georgia after receiving a grant from the United States embassy in Tel Aviv for Israeli Arab students;[2][6] she received her degree in 1997.[8][10] During her PhD, she worked as a research coordinator for GRE testing at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton.[9][11]

Academic career

Nasser-Abu Alhija's first academic position was at Beit Berl College in 1997.[8][9] She began working as a lecturer at Tel Aviv University in 2000,[7] becoming an associate professor and receiving a full professorship in April 2010, making her the first female Arab professor at an Israeli university.[12][13] She was later named dean of the university's School of Education.[8]

In 2012, she was nominated as a member of the Council of Higher Education in Israel, becoming the first Arab woman on the council.[4][5] She resigned in 2016 in protest of the dismissal of the council's vice president, Hagit Messer Yaro, by Naftali Bennett, the Minister of Education.[4][14][15]

In 2023, Nasser-Abu Alhija was appointed dean of the Sakhnin College for Teacher Education.[4][16]

References

  1. ↑ "פרופ' פאדיה נאסר אבו אלהיג'א | בית הספר לחינוך ע"ש חיים וג'ואן קונסטנטינר" [Prof. Fadia Nasser Abu Elhija | Haim and Joan Constantiner School of Education]. education.tau.ac.il (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  2. 1 2 Kao, Kathryn (2017-02-20). "Israeli scholar, alumna consults with faculty on joint research project". UGA Today. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  3. ↑ Kalman, Matthew (2010-04-25). "Education Scholar Is First Arab Female Associate Professor in Israel". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "פרופסור פאדיה נאסר אבו אל-הייג'א מונתה לרקטור המכללה האקדמית סכנין - וואלה כסף" [Prof. Fadia Nasser Abu Al-Hija Appointed Rector of Sakhnin Academic College]. וואלה (in Hebrew). 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  5. 1 2 "تعيين البروفيسور فاديا أبوالهيجا بمجلس التعليم العالي" [Appointment of Professor Fadia Abu Alhija to the Council of Higher Education]. Panet (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  6. 1 2 3 David, Hanna (2014). The Gifted Arab Child in Israel (PDF). Lap Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH KG. pp. 124–142. ISBN 9783659527159.
  7. 1 2 Asaad, Ghada. "البروفيسور ابو الهيجا تعارض جامعة عربية دون المستوى العالمي!" [Professor Abu Al-Hija Opposes an Arab University That Falls Below International Standards!]. موقع بكرا. Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Kao, Kathryn. "Breaking the glass ceiling". Insider: The digital magazine for alumni and friends of the Mary Frances Early College of Education. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "ביוגרפיה - פברואר 2012: פאדיה נאסר אבו אל-היג'א" [Biography February 2012: Fadia Nasrabu Alhija] (PDF). che.org.il.
  10. ↑ "יוזמה - מרכז לידע ולמחקר בחינוך - Prof. Fadia Nasser-Abu Alhija". education.academy.ac.il. Archived from the original on 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  11. ↑ "Prof. Fadia Nasser-Abu Alhija - CV". education.academy.ac.il. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  12. ↑ Estherkin, Jonathan (13 April 2010). "אמרתי לעצמי: "אותי לא ישברו"" [I said to myself: "They will not break me."]. www.makorrishon.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  13. ↑ Kashti, Or (25 March 2010). "לראשונה בתולדות האוניברסיטאות בישראל מונתה פרופסורית ערבייה" [For the first time in the history of universities in Israel, an Arab female professor has been appointed]. Haaretz (in Hebrew).
  14. ↑ "פרופ׳ פאדיה נאסר - מרצה וחוקרת שיטות מחקר, הערכה ומדידה בחינוך באוניברסיטת ת`'א" [Prof. Fadia Nasser - Lecturer and researcher in research methods, evaluation and measurement in education at Tel Aviv University.]. a-list.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  15. ↑ "استقالة فادية أبو الهيجا مجلس التعليم العالي الاسرائيلي بسبب تدخلات بينت" [Fadia Abu Alhija resigns as Israeli higher education council over Bennett interventions]. www.shasha.ps (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
  16. ↑ "كلّية سخنين الأكاديمية تحتفي بتخريج فوج جديد من الحاضنات ضمن برنامج تأهيل مربيات معالجات في الحضانات اليوميّة" [Sakhnin Academic College celebrates the graduation of a new class of caregivers within the program for training therapists in daycare centers.]. كنوز نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
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