Dr. Noa Shapira

Multiculturalism, intergroup relations, intergroup empathy, teacher professional development, and online learning.

Social-emotional skills in education seminar
Lifelong Learning
Development of training programs
Culture and multiculturalism
Research Methods in Social Sciences

Research coordinator, Moffet institute

1. *Shapira, N., & Amzalag, M. (2025). Do teachers promote social-emotional skills? The gap between statements and actual behavior. Cogent Education, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2465919.
2. *Shapira, N., & Mola, S. (2024). There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in: Reflective observation through encounters with statements of ‘White’ teachers and ‘Black’ students. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 103(August), 102054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102054.
3. *Shapira, N. & Amzalag, M. (2024). How can multiculturalism be celebrated through teacher training in Israel? Frontiers in Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1333697.
4. *Shapira, N. & Fisher-Shalem, O. (2024). “Nothing will prevent me” – Jewish and Arab Teachers in Israel in Times of Political Tension. International Journal of Educational Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103084.
5. *Shapira, N., & Dolev, N. (2023). Fostering Teachers’ Empathy and Inclusion in Israeli Society. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 25(2), 20–44. https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v25i2.3581
6. *Shapira, N. & Kapshuk, Y. (2023). Reconciliation during an intractable conflict in a Hebrew mixed (Arabs and Jews) college. Journal of Peace Education, 00(00), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17400201.2023.2231359.
7. *Shapira, N., Shonfeld, M., Friedman, D. & Falah, J. F. (2023). Educators in Israel define cultural competence. Frontiers in Education, 8(March), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1131352
8. *Shapira, N. & Mola, S. (2022). Teachers “look in the mirror” through exposure to different perspectives. Intercultural education, 33(6), 611–629.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2022.2143694
9. *Hoter, E. & Shapira, N. (2022). Improving intergroup relations and social closeness through virtual worlds. Intercultural Education, 33(4), 435–454.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2022.2080969
10. *Kapshuk, Y. & Shapira, N. (2022). Learning about dialogue and partnership between rival groups during an intractable conflict. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 28(4), 528–538. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000627
11. *Amzalag, M. & Shapira, N. (2021). Improving Intergroup Relations Through Online Contact. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 22(1), 111-134.
https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v22i1.5098
12. *Amzalag, M, Shapira, N. & Dolev, N. (2021). Two Sides of the Coin: Lack of Academic Integrity in Exams During the Corona Pandemic, Students’ and Lecturers’ Perceptions. Journal of Academic Ethics, 20(2), 243–263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-021-09413-5
13. *Shapira, N. & Amzalag, M. (2021). “Online joint professional development: a novel approach to multicultural education”, Journal for Multicultural Education, 15(4), 445–458. https://doi.org/10.1108/JME-07-2021-0109
14. *Shapira, N, Kali, Y, Kupermintz, H. & Dolev, N. (2020). Utilizing Television Sitcom to Foster Intergroup Empathy Among Israeli Teachers. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 22 (3): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v22i3.2225.