Peace Education in Conflict and Post-Conflict Societies : Comparative Perspectives

This collection of peace education efforts in conflict and post-conflict societies brings together an international group of scholars to offer the very latest theoretical and pedagogical developments. Rather than focus on ad hoc peace education efforts this book investigates the need for long term, systemic approaches and innovative pedagogies.

Introduction; C.McGlynn PART I: APPROACHES TO PEACE EDUCATION: COMPARATIVE LESSONS Introduction to PART I; T.Gallagher Negotiating Cultural Difference in Divided Societies: An Analysis of Approaches to Integrated Education in Northern Ireland; C.McGlynn Grassroots Voices of Hope: Educators'' and Students'' Perspectives on Educating for Peace in Post-conflict Burundi; E.Ndura The Emergence of Human Rights Eamidst Ethnic Conflict in the Dominican Republic; M.Bajaj & C.Valera From Conflict Society to Learning Society: Lessons from the Peace Process in Northern Ireland; P.Nolan Peace, Reconciliation and Justice: Delivering the Miracle in Post-apartheid Education; P.Christie PART II: PEACE EDUCATION AND CONTACT Introduction to PART II; Z.Bekerman Social Context and Contact Hypothesis: Perceptions and Experiences of a Contact Programme for 10-11 Year Old Children in the Republic of Macedonia; A.Tomovska ''Smoking Doesn''t Kill, It Unites!'': Cultural Meanings and Practices of ''Mixing'' at the Gymnasium Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; A.Hromadzic The Cultural Psychology of American-based Coexistence Programs for Israeli and Palestinian Youth; P.L.Hammack Towards the Development of a Theoretical Framework for Peace Education Using the Contact Hypothesis and Multiculturalism; U.Niens Promoting Reconciliation Through Community Relations Work: A Comparison Among Young People in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Vukovar, Croatia; A.Kosic & J.Senehi PART III: CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY Introduction to PART III; M.Zembylas Inventing Spaces for Critical Emotional Praxis: The Pedagogical Challenges of Reconciliation and Peace; M.Zembylas Arab and Jewish Students'' Participatory Action Research at the University of Haifa: A Model for Peace Education; T.Zelniker , R.Hertz-Lazarowitz , H.Peretz , F.Azaiza , & R.Sharabany Deliberative History Classes for a Post-conflict Society. Theoretical Development and Practical Implication Through International Education in United World College in Bosnia and Herzegovina; P.Torsti & S.Ahonen ''Yeah, It Is Important to Know Arabic- I Just Don''t Like Learning It'': Can Jews Become Bilingual in the Palestinian Jewish Integrated Bilingual Schools?; Z.Bekerman Teacher Preparation for Peace Education in South Africa and USA: Maintaining Commitment, Courage and Compassion; C.C.Carter & S.Vandeyar