Peace Education: More than a utopic pedagogy?


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https://doi.org/10.31039/plic.2023.8.178

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Peace building, peacekeeping, violence and peace building, resolving conflicts

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The long list of wars reflects the dire need for a new violence prevention concept for addressing various ongoing conflicts and wars, including the war in Ukraine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Sudanese civil war, political instability in Afghanistan and Lebanon, and the North Korean crisis. One question emerges; can peace be learned? This study addresses this question by questioning 95 respondents from diverse professional backgrounds worldwide as it attempts to learn what they think about peace education, what experiences they have in this regard, and what suggestions they may have for improving the delivery of peace-building programs at educational institutions. This study found that the majority of respondents welcomed the peace education approach although they have very different understandings of peace education.

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2023-12-22

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Schabasser, C. (2023). Peace Education: More than a utopic pedagogy?. Proceedings of London International Conferences, (8), 156–172. https://doi.org/10.31039/plic.2023.8.178