Addressing Ethnic Conflict through Peace Education International Perspectives

by Bekerman, Zvi; McGlynn, Claire

• ISBN13: 9781403971685
• ISBN10: 1403971684
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This compelling collection on peace education includes contributions from an international group of scholars representing a wide variety of geographical conflict areas and exemplifies the multiple venues of peace educational labor. A strong emphasis is given to integrative and sustained long-term peace education efforts.

Author Biography

Zvi Bekerman teaches anthropology of education at the School of Education and The Melton Center for Jewish Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Claire McGlynn is Lecturer, Continuing Professional Development, School of Education, Queen’s University, Belfast.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Systemic Issues
Desegregation and Resegregation: The Legacy of Brown versus Board of Education, 1954	p. 9
Moving from Piecemeal to Systemic Approaches to Peace Education in Divided Societies: Comparative Efforts in Northern Ireland and Cyprus	p. 21
Multiple Realities and the Role of Peace Education in Deep-Rooted Conflicts: The Case of Cyprus	p. 35
Reconciliation and Peace in Education in South Africa: The Constitutional Framework and Practical Manifestation in School Education	p. 49
Teachers and Students
Color Coded: How Well Do Students of Different Race Groups Interact in South African Schools?	p. 63
Challenges in Integrated Education in Northern Ireland	p. 77
Developing Palestinian-Jewish Bilingual Integrated Education in Israel: Opportunities and Challenges for Peace Education In Conflict Societies	p. 91
Peace Education in a Bilingual and Biethnic School for Palestinians and Jews in Israel: Lessons and Challenges	p. 107
Is the Policy Sufficient? An Exploration of Integrated Education in Northern Ireland and Bilingual/Binational Education in Israel	p. 121
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Education for Peace: The Pedagogy of Civilization	p. 137
Learning to Do Integrated Education: "Visible" and "Invisible" Pedagogy in Northern Ireland's Integrated Schools	p. 161
From War to Peace: An Analysis of Peace Efforts in the Ife/Modakeke Community of Nigeria	p. 173
Adult Education
Toward Sustainable Peace Education: Theoretical and Methodological Frameworks of a Program in South Africa	p. 187
Learning and Unlearning on the Road to Peace: Adult Education and Community Relations in Northern Ireland	p. 201
Teacher Education
The Reconstruction of the Teacher's Psyche in Rwanda: The Theory and Practice of Peace Education at Kigali Institute of Education	p. 215
Post-Soviet Reconstruction in Ukraine: Education for Social Cohesion	p. 231
Teacher Preparation for Peace-Building in United States of America and Northern Ireland	p. 245
Index	p. 259
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