Now in its third edition, Peace Education provides a comprehensive approach to educating for a just and sustainable future. It begins with religious and historical trends that have molded our understanding of “peace” and then presents a variety of ways to practice peace education in schools and communities, and explains how it can motivate students. The teaching and practice of peace education provides a basis of valuable knowledge about resolving conflicts and transforming violence without the use of force.
Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Ian M. Harris was a professor of education policy and community studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Now retired, he lives in Walnut Creek, California.
Mary Lee Morrison is the founder and director emeritus of Pax Educare, the Connecticut Center for Peace Education in Hartford, Connecticut. She lives in Hartford.

Ian M. Harris and Mary Lee Morrison
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 292
Bibliographic Info: notes, appendix, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2013
pISBN: 978-0-7864-7246-8
eISBN: 978-1-4766-0177-9
Imprint: McFarland

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments vii

Foreword by Tony Jenkins 1

Introduction     3

1. What Is Peace Education?     11


1. What Is Peace Education? 11

2. Religious and Historical Concepts of War, Peace and Peace Education 39

3. The Practice of Peace Education: What Does It Look Like? Types of Peace Education 69

4. Peace Education as Transformative and Empowering 88

5. Getting Started: First Steps in Educating for Peace 110

6. Essential Concepts for the Teaching of Peace 133

7. The Hows of Peace Education: From Philosophy to Practice 164

8. Foundations for Educating for Peace: Human Development, Families and the Contributions of Feminist Educators 182

9. Some Challenges and Effective Responses 200

Conclusion: Values and Visions for a More Hopeful and Interdependent World 227

Appendix: Standards for Peace Education by Candice Carter 247

Chapter Notes 254

Bibliography 270

Index 281

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