Peace Education, 3d ed.

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.

The late Ian M. Harris, professor emeritus of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, lived 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.

• “Recommended”—Choice
• “Valuable…breaks fresh ground in educational reform”—Library Journal
• “Invaluable tool for peace education and a significant contribution to the field; extensively detailed…an essential work…. All peace educators owe these wise and experienced authors a debt of thanks for this highly instructive practice of regular updating of this basic text”—Global Campaign for Peace Education
• “An excellent tool for community education teachers, church leaders, community activists and concerned citizens”—Community Education Today
• “Provides insight into how education, citizenship, environmental and sustainability education, and violence prevention can help lead nations to peaceful resolutions”—ARBA
• “Essential…helpful…a work of timely and lasting value”—Quaker Life
• “A primer for the philosophy and practice of peacemaking and reconciliation”—Catholic Library World
• “An essential primer for peace educators, particularly those interested in linking classroom learning with social action in meaningful ways.”—Monisha Bajaj, Columbia University
• “An essential foundation…a bedrock for peace studies at all levels.”—Candice C. Carter, peace educator
• “This comprehensive work is both an excellent place to begin your peace education journey as well as a valuable resource for experienced practitioners.”—Priscilla Prutzman, Executive Director Creative Response to Conflict
• “A valuable and worthwhile contribution to the field of global cooperation and nonviolence…a valuable contribution to peace literature”—Peace & Change
• “A solid overview”—Journal of Peace Research
• “Useful”—Teachers College Record
• “Useful guide to education for peace consciousness”—The Journal of Negro Education
• “A great resource for teachers interested in peace studies”—Teaching Tolerance
• “A detailed examination…well suited for use at both high school and college levels…contains a wealth of supplementary material”—New Pages
• “Presents the goals and key issues of peace education”—PRC Newsletter
• “Provides a good solid overview”—Midwest Book Review

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

Acknowledgments vii
Foreword by Tony Jenkins 1
Introduction 3

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