Peace Education International Perspectives [Paperback]

Bringing together the voices of scholars and practitioners on challenges and possibilities of implementing peace education in diverse global sites, this book addresses key questions for students seeking to deepen their understanding of the field. The book not only highlights ground-breaking and rich qualitative studies from around the globe, but also analyses the limits and possibilities of peace education in diverse contexts of conflict and post-conflict societies. Contributing authors address how educators and learners can make meaning of international peace education efforts, how various forms of peace and violence interact in and around schools, and how the field of peace education has evolved and grown over the past four decades.

This collection of essays and qualitative case studies provides an excellent introduction to the field of peace education in general and the idea and practice of critical peace education in particular. It offers the reader an international, comparative and grounded insight into the foundational questions of peace education as it is conceptualized and implemented in diverse contexts around the world, especially within conflict and post-conflict societies. It is one of the finest volumes on critical peace education available. It will be ideal for general and introductory courses in peace education. The book deserves a wide readership. Dale T. Snauwaert, Professor of Philosophy of Education and Co-Director of the Graduate Certificate in the Foundations of Peace Education, The University of Toledo, USA

Today, when profound conflicts continue to spread globally, no book could be more timely than this important new title about peace education and the latest developments in theory and practice. In each of the richly nuanced and localized studies, Hantzopoulos, Bajaj and colleagues showcase the potential to transform individual and collective lives when peace education, in all its variations, centers a critical and justicels´