CV | Rima'a Da'as

Personal Details

Country of birth: Israel

Permanent Address: St. 7003, Nazareth, 16000

Telephones: Home: 972-4-6591258; Cell: 972-54-229-5660

Higher Education

1999	BSc in Mathematics and Learning Unit of Statistics at Hebrew University
1999	Teaching Certificate in Mathematics at David Yellin College of Education
2007	BA in Sociology, Anthropology, and Educational Consulting at University of Haifa
2007	MA in Management Educational Systems, with Honors at University of Haifa Titled: The Relationship Between Shared Vision, Organizational Learning and School Performance. Supervised by: Prof. Yair Berson
2014	Doctor of Philosophy at University of Haifa, Department of Education -Leadership and Policy of Education. Supervised by: Prof. Yair Berso
2019	Post Doctorial at Bar-Ilan University, School of Education - Management Education System. Supervised by: Prof. Chen Schechter

Appointments

2013-2017	Lecturer, Department of Education, Al-Qasemi College
2018-2020	Lecturer with tenure, Department of Education, Al-Qasemi College
2019	Senior Lecturer, Department of education, Al-Qasemi College
2020-	Lecturer, Division of Policy, Administration, and Leadership in Education, School of Education, The Hebrew university of Jerusalem

Service in Academic and Research Institutions

2008-2010	Research Assistant and Project Management, University of Haifa
2014-2016	Teaching and Statistical Consultant, Arab College of Education, Israel
2015-2017	Statistical Consultant, The Jewish-Arab Centre, University of Haifa, Israel
2017	Teaching at Ono Academic College
2018-2019	Editor of "Aljama'a" Journal, Al-Qasemi Publishing
2019-2020	Head of Teaching and Learning Program in M.Ed., Al-Qasemi College of Education

Other Activity

2000-2018	Mathematics and Physics Teacher, Nazareth, Israel
2000-2016	Mathematics Professional Instructor
2014-2019	Executive Member of the Galilee Society, The Arab National Society for Health Research and Services, Israel
2016-2017	Researcher and Team Member in Writing a Report of 'Living Together' Research - Jewish-Arab Centre - University of Haifa
2017-2018	Team Member on Designing the Final Paper of "Roadmap of a Shared Society" Project, Givat- Haviva

Journal Manuscript Reviewer

2017-present	International Journal of Leadership in Education
2018-present	International Journal of educational management
2019-present	Journal of Educational Administration
2019	International Journal of Cross- Cultural Management
2020	Management in Education
2020	Journal of School Leadership
2020-present	"Aljama'a" Journal, Al-Qasemi Publishing
2021	Educational administration quarterly
2021	Gilui Daat
2022	Journal of Educational Change
2022	Equity in Education & Society

Editorial Board Member

2019-present	Editorial board- "Aljama'a" Journal, Al-Qasemi Publishing
2021	Editorial board of Israeli Studies Journal
2021-2025	Editorial board member of Israeli Studies Association

Conference Presentation Review

2020	Mofet the 7th International Conference on Teacher Education

2022 Reviewing proposals for UCEA22

Association Memberships

2016-present	AERA- American Educational Research Association
2020-2021	UCEA- University Council for Educational Administration
2020-2021	CIES- Comparative and International society
2021-present	Israeli Studies Association

Research Awards

2006	Werner Otto Award, University of Haifa, Israel 9500NIS
2007	Dean's Award, University of Haifa, Israel 10000 NIS
2021	Golda Meir Award
2021	Outstanding reviewer of "Journal of Educational Administration" - Emerland Publishing

Research Grants

2019-2020	Mofet Institution. How cognitively complex principals influence organizational learning mechanisms: the role of a climate of innovation. Da'as Rima'a, Chen Schechter and Mowafaq Qadach [36,000 NIS]. Excellent research
2020-2021	Chief Scientist – Israel's Ministry of Education. School management within the Covid- 19 context: school principals' perceptions, challenges and opportunities A comparison study between Arab and Jewish societies. Da'as Rima'a, Mowafaq Qadach and Chen Schechter [39,800 NIS].
2021-2022	Diversity Centre- The Hebrew University. Arab educational leaders role in society: incompatible or complementary? Da'as Rima'a [6,000 NIS].
2021-2022	Lion Foundation. Examining the effect of school principals and school climate on the educators' work and student attitudes. Da'as Rima'a [100,000 NIS].
2022-2023	Chief Scientist – Israel's Ministry of Education. Managing crisis: Developing a questionaire for "manage during crisis". Da'as Rima'a, Mowafaq Qadach and Chen Schechter [200,037 NIS].

Reviewer of Grant Proposals

2022 Lion Foundation: Lion grants for educators' work.

Supervision of Master's Students

M.Ed. Final project	2019-2020	Saad Elkrenawi	The effect of principals' flexible thinking on organizational processes and team innovation	Al-Qasemi College
M.Ed.	2019- 2020	Nedal Naamne	The effect of innovative leadership on teachers' creative personality and creative self-efficacy	Al-Qasemi College
M.Ed.	2019- 2020	Mosaab Owesat:	The effect of principals' flexible thinking on teachers' creativity: the role of absorptive capacity	Al-Qasemi College
M.Ed.	2019- 2020	Fatema Abozaeid	Principals' cognitive complexity and team performance	Al-Qasemi College
M.Ed.	2019- 2020	Eman Ganaim	The leadership practices of female Palestinian principals as a model for empowering female middle leaders	Al-Qasemi College
M.Ed.	2019- 2020	Samira Elkrenawi	The role of educational leaders' in reducing violence among students	Al-Qasemi College
The Hebrew University
M.A. Thesis	2020- 2021	Violet Daud-Munayyer	The relationship between middle leaders' cognitive complexity and teachers' engagement: the role of diversity management practices and conflict in teams	The Hebrew University
M.A. Thesis	2020-2021	Sulafa Saleh	The effect of empowerment style on student cohesion and a sense of safety	The Hebrew University
M.A. Thesis	2020-2021	Nili Caine	The changes of middle leader's role during Covid-19	The Hebrew University
M.A. Thesis	2020-2021	Aalam Atamneh	The effect of transformational leadership style on students' risk behavior: the role of school climate and educators work.	The Hebrew University

Participation in Scientific Conferences, Lectures, and Other Activity

Da'as, R. (2022, May). Arab educational leaders' role as socialization agents toward promoting students' integration into society: incompatible or complementary? Presented as part of series lectures at the center for the study of multiculturalism & diversity.

Da'as, R. (2022, April). Principals’ Attentional Scope and Teacher Creativity. Presented at the AERA Annual Meeting.

Da'as, R., Qadach, M., & Schechter, C. (2022, April). Cognitively Complex Leaders: How Principals Influence Organizational Learning through Climate for Innovation. Presented at the AERA Annual Meeting.

Da'as, R. & Watted, A. (2022, April). "Flexible thinking and intrinsic motivation effects on learning outcomes: comparing MOOC and F2Fcompleters. Presented at the AERA Annual Meeting (Poster).

Da'as, R. (2021, April 9 – 12). Between principals’ and a teacher’s perspective taking: the role of transformational and transactional leadership styles. Presented at the 2021 virtual AERA Annual Meeting. (Virtual)

Da'as, R. (2021, April 9 – 12). Principals' ambidexterity and creativity-fostering teacher behavior. Presented at the 2021 virtual AERA Annual Meeting. (Virtual)

Da'as, R. (2021, April 9 – 12). Teacher's perspective taking and work group characteristics as antecedents of readiness for change. Presented at the 2021 Virtual AERA Annual Meeting.

Qadach, M., Da'as, R., & BenDavid-Hadar, I. (2021, April25- May2 ). The relationships amongst spending priorities, self-efficacy and satisfaction of teachers- TALIS 2018: A comparative study on Israel, Spain, England, and Netherlands. Presented at the 2021 Virtual CIES: comparative& international education society meeting.

Da'as, R. (2020, November). Principals' ambidexterity and creativity-fostering teacher behavior. Presented at the Virtual UCEA Planning Committee conference.

Da'as, R. & Ali, N. (2020). Examining Strategic Thinking Skills through non-Western Indigenous and Western-oriented Principals’ Perspectives. ECER 2020, Glasgow - European Conference on Educational Research. (Accepted; cancelled)

Da'as, R., Schechter, C. & Qadach, M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21). Principal's Cognitive Complexity to Teacher's Intent to Leave: Mediating Role of Absorptive Capacity and Commitment [Roundtable Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/tz94pwy

Da'as, R., Schechter, C. & Qadach, M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21). School Leaders' Cognitive Complexity: Impact on the Big 5 Model and Teachers' Organizational Citizenship Behavior [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/u5238dp

Da'as, R. & Watted, A. (2020, Apr 17 - 21). Teachers' Withdrawal Behavior: Examining the Impact of Leaders' Innovative Behavior and Climate of Organizational Learning [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/sgasjvz

Eyal, O., Da'as, R. & Berkovich, I. (2020, Apr 17 - 21). Ethical Considerations of Bedouin Arab School Leaders: Negotiating Western and Indigenous Decision-Making Values [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/rg9ywyw

Zibenberg, A., & Da'as, R. (2019, May). The effect of personal values in employees’ perceptions of the effective leader. Paper presented at the EAWOP Congress in Turin, Italy.

Da'as, R., Schechter, C., & Qadach, M. (2019, June). The impact of educational leaders' cognitive complexity on Big-5 traits and organizational citizenship behavior. Poster presentation at the 7^th International Conference on Teacher Education: The Story of Innovation in Teacher Education. MOFET Institute.

Qadach, M., Schechter, C., & Da'as, R. (2019, April). Instructional leadership and teachers' intent to leave: A comparative study between Arab and Jewish schools. Paper presented at the CIES, the 63^rd Annual conference of the comparative and international education society. San Francisco, CA, USA.

Qadach, M., Schechter, C., & Da'as, R. (2019, April). Instructional leadership and teachers' intent to leave: The mediating role of collective teacher efficacy and a shared vision. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.

Da'as R., & Qadach, M. (2018, April). The role of school principals' leadership skills in promoting teachers' participation in decision-making and skill flexibility in the context of educational reform. Paper presented at the AREA Annual meeting, New York, NY, USA.

Da'as, R., & Abu Moch, L. (2017, December). "What is a good teacher?" Perceptions of primary-, middle- and secondary-school Arab students. Paper presented in the international capacity building conference on: excellence, innovation, creativity and giftedness. Antalya, Turkey.

Schechter, C., Qadach, M., & Da'as, R. (2017, April). Principals' characteristics and organizational learning mechanisms: Predicting faculty properties and student achievement in elementary schools. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Eyal, O., Da'as, R., & Berkovich, I. (2016). Ethical considerations of Arab-Bedouin educational leaders: Negotiating Western and indigenous decision-making values. Paper presented at the Asia Leadership conference, Singapore.

Da'as, R., & Qadach, M. (2016, May). Exploring the relationship between principals' vision content and schools' absorptive capacity. Paper presented at the Annual International Conference on Education: Athens, Greece.

Da'as, R. (2016, June). Principals' vision content and schools' ACAP. Paper presented in the College Research Conference. Arab college of education, Haifa, Israel.

Da'as, R. (2015, May). The impact of school principals' leadership skills on organizational processes and outcomes in the context of an educational reform. Paper presented in the Educational Administration conference, Orot College, Israel.

Da'as, R., & Berson, Y. (2011, April). The role of leadership skills in promoting readiness for change and behaviors of absenteeism. Paper presented in the American Educational Research Association Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Berson, Y., Da'as, R., & Waldman, D. A (2008, December). Longitudinal study of the effects of principal visionary leadership on organizational learning and parent's satisfaction. Paper presented at the Israel Strategy Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Berson Y., Da'as, R. & Waldman, D. (2008, August). Hierarchical and shared leadership in relation to organizational learning and customer satisfaction. Paper presented in the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA.

Da'as, R., & Berson, Y. (2007, May). The relationship between shared vision, organizational learning and school outcomes. Paper presented in the Educational Administration conference, University of Tel Aviv, Israel.

Invited Presentations

1. Da'as R. (2019, February). "Unofficial education". Pearach, Israel.

2. Da'as, R. (2018, May). Rubrek as a pedagogical tool. Al-Qasemi College, Israel.

3. Da'as, R., Qadach, M., & Schechter, C. (2021, April). School management within the Covid- 19 context: school principals' perceptions, challenges and opportunities A comparison study between Arab and Jewish societies. Mofet Researchers Conference as a research and support platform. (Opening lecture)

4. Da'as, R., Qadach, M., & Schechter, C. (2021, October). School management within the Covid- 19 context. Postdoctoral Conference- Mofet Institute. (Opening lecture)