Chapter IV.

Peace education: a
transformative
response to major
societal challenges
 Peace education
- Is the process of acquiring the values, the knowledge and developing the
attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, with the
natural environment.
- Ian Harris and John Synott have describe peace education as a series of
“teaching encounters” that draw from people:
 Their desire for peace,
 Nonviolent alternatives for managing conflict, and
 Skills fro critical analysis of structural arrangements that produce and
legitimize injustice and inequality.

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Education peace: List of knowledge areas,
skills and attitudes/values

Knowle Attitudes or skills

dge values

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 Knowledge
1. Hollistic concept of Peace • Conflict, Resolution,
2. Causes of conflict and Transformation, prevention
violence • Human rights
3. Some Peaceful • Human solidarity
Alternative • Democratization
• Nonviolence Philosophy • Developing Based on Justice
and Practice • Sustainable Development
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 Attitudes/Values
1. Self-respect
2. Respect for others
3. Gender Equality
4. Respect for life/nonviolence
5. Compassion
6. Global concern
7. Ecological concern
8. Cooperation
9. Opennes and tolerance
10.Justice
11. Social responsibility
12.Positive vision
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 Skills
1. Reflection 6. Conflict Resolution
2. Critical thinking and 7. Empathy
Analysis 8. Grouping
3. Decision-making
4. Imagination
5. Communication

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Than
ks!
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