Learned Family on the Educator‐Kibbutzim—Knowledge, Kinship, and Social Transformation as Historical Legacy
Anthropology & Education Quarterly
Published online on February 11, 2026
Abstract
["Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 2, June 2026. ", "\nABSTRACT\nThis article explores how educator‐kibbutzim recruit socialist‐Zionist learning traditions to construct new forms of kinship. Bringing communities of practice theory to new kinship studies, we expand on the role of knowledge in bridging the social/biological. Based on ethnographic research and participatory‐archival research, we describe social learning practices drawn from historical repertoire that are utilized to create new forms of family. The findings highlight the versatility of ways that knowledge/learning can transform seemingly natural ties.\n"]