Education for Peace: Knowledge/Content Areas

Education for Peace: Knowledge/Content Areas

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  Education for Peace: Knowledge /Content Areas
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  1. Holistic Conceptof Peace • Peace is not just the absence of direct/physical violence but also the presence of conditions of well-being, cooperation and just relationships in the human and ecological spheres.
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  2. Conflict andViolence • Conflict become problems of violence depending on the methods of conflict resolution. • Students can study the problems of violence in various levels (from personal to global, including direct, structural, socio-cultural and ecological violence) and examine the roots and consequences of violence.
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  3. Some PeacefulAlternatives a. Disarmament b. Nonviolence c. Conflict Resolution, Transformation and Prevention d. Human Rights e. Human Solidarity f. Development Based on Justice g. Democratization h. Sustainable Development
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •Be introduced to the goal of abolishing war and reducing global armed forces and armaments • To see the folly of excessive arms and military expenditures and the logic of re- allocating resources toward the fulfilment of people’s basic needs • A springboard for the exploration of the meaning of true human security which springs from the fulfilment of both basic and higher needs of humans Disarmament
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •Study the philosophical and spiritual underpinnings of nonviolence as well as its efficacy as a method to effect change Nonviolence
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •Study effective ways of resolving conflicts nonviolently and how these can be applied into their lives • Examine how a conflict that has been resolved can be transformed into a solution that is more desirable • Explore ways to prevent conflict Conflict Resolution, Transformation and Prevention
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •to have an integral understanding of human rights and to reject all forms of repression and discrimination based on beliefs, race, ethnicity, gender and social class • Encouraged to respect the dignity of all especially the weak and powerless Human Rights
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •All human have common basic needs and aspirations • increase inter-religious, intercultural and intergroup trust, empathy, respect and cooperation • Discourage stereotyping and prejudice Human Solidarity
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •Be critically aware of the realities and tragic consequences of structural violence and how a philosophy of development based on justice is a preferred alternative • Understand that development is not economic growth alone but also the equitable sharing of its fruits Development Based on Justice
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •Democracy provides the environment within which people’s fundamental rights, interests and wishes are respected Democratization
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  Some Peaceful Alternatives •Understand the interdependent relationship between humans and the natural environment and understand the changes that are necessary to ensure the well-being of the earth’s ecosystem such that it can continue to meet future and present needs • Rediscover the wisdom of our indigenous peoples who have always respected nature Sustainable Development