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

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Author:   Z. Bekerman ,  C. McGlynn
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2007 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.552kg
ISBN:  

9781403971685

ISBN 10:   1403971684
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   08 June 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Z.Bekerman & C.McGlynn Desegregation and Resegregation: The Legacy of Brown versus Board of Education, 1954; T.Gallagher Moving from Piecemeal to Systemic Approaches to Peace Education in Divided Societies: Comparative Efforts in Northern Ireland and Cyprus; L.Shepherd Johnson Reconciliation and Peace in Education in South Africa: The Constitutional Framework and Practical Manifestation in School Education; E.Bray & R.Joubert Colour Coded: How Well Do Students of Different Race Groups Interact in South African Schools?; S.Vandeyar & H.Esakov Challenges in Integrated Education in Northern Ireland; C.McGlynn Developing Palestinian-Jewish Bilingual Integrated Education in Israel: Opportunities and Challenges for Peace Education in Conflict Societies; Z.Bekerman Peace Education in a Bilingual and Bi-ethnic School for Palestinians and Jews in Israel: Lessons and Challenges; I.Nasser & M.Abu-Nimer Is the Policy Sufficient? An Exploration of Integrated Education in Northern Ireland and Bi-lingual/Bi-national Education in Israel; J.Hughes & C.Donnelly Education for Peace: The Pedagogy of Civilization; H.B.Danesh Learning to Do Integrated Education: 'Visible' and 'Invisible' Pedagogy in Northern Ireland's Integrated Schools; C.Moffat From War to Peace: An Analysis of Peace Efforts in the Ife/Modakeke community of Nigeria; F.Aladejana Towards Sustainable Peace Education: Theoretical and Methodological Frameworks of a Programme in South Africa; T.Houghton & V.John Learning and Unlearning on the Road to Peace: Adult Education and Community Relations in Northern Ireland; P.Nolan The Reconstruction of the Teacher's Psyche in Rwanda: The Theory and Practice of Peace Education at Kigali Institute of Education; G.K.Njoroge Post-Soviet Reconstruction in Ukraine: Education for Social Cohesion; T.Koshmanova & G.Holm Teacher Preparation for Peacebuilding in USA and Northern Ireland; C.C.Carte

Reviews

Although this book reiterates that there is no one-size-fits-all model for peace education, anyone interested in the field will benefit from the nuanced and thoughtful case studies, from which lessons learned can and should be adapted into contextspecific models for varying conflicted societies. -Hannah Weitzer, University of Pennsylvania

Although this book reiterates that there is no one-size-fits-all model for peace education, anyone interested in the field will benefit from the nuanced and thoughtful case studies, from which lessons learned can and should be adapted into contextspecific models for varying conflicted societies. -Hannah Weitzer, University of Pennsylvania

Although this book reiterates that there is no one-size-fits-all model for peace education, anyone interested in the field will benefit from the nuanced and thoughtful case studies, from which lessons learned can and should be adapted into contextspecific models for varying conflicted societies. -Hannah Weitzer, University of Pennsylvania

Author Information

ZVI BEKERMAN teaches anthropology of education at the School of Education and The Melton Center for Jewish Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. CLAIRE MCGLYNN is Lecturer in Continuing Professional Development at the School of Education, QueenAs University, Belfast, UK.

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