Peace Education, 3d ed.

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McFarland, Dec 13, 2012 - Political Science - 292 pages

Now in its third edition, Peace Education provides a comprehensive approach to educating for a just and sustainable future. It begins with religious and historical trends that have molded our understanding of "peace" and then presents a variety of ways to practice peace education in schools and communities, and explains how it can motivate students. The teaching and practice of peace education provides a basis of valuable knowledge about resolving conflicts and transforming violence without the use of force.

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Contents

Foreword by Tony Jenkins
1
Introduction
3
1 What Is Peace Education?
11
2 Religious and Historical Concepts of War Peace and Peace Education
39
What Does It Look Like? Types of Peace Education
69
4 Peace Education as Transformative and Empowering
88
First Steps in Educating for Peace
110
6 Essential Concepts for the Teaching of Peace
133
Human Development Families and the Contributions of Feminist Educators
182
9 Some Challenges and Effective Responses
200
Values and Visions for a More Hopeful and Interdependent World
227
Standards for Peace Education
247
Chapter Notes
254
Bibliography
270
Index
281
Copyright

From Philosophy to Practice
164

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About the author (2012)

The late Ian M. Harris, professor emeritus of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, lived in Walnut Creek, California. Mary Lee Morrison is the founder and director emeritus of Pax Educare, the Connecticut Center for Peace Education in Hartford, Connecticut. She lives in Hartford.

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