Educating Youth for a World Beyond Violence [electronic resource] : A Pedagogy for Peace /
Shapiro, H. Svi,author.
In a time of unprecedented social and economic crisis, this book represents a challenge to the orthodoxy that shapes our vision of educational purpose. It argues that now, more than ever, there is a moral imperative for educators to assume responsibility for helping to bring about a culture of peace and non-violence.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Giving Peace a Chance; 2 Truth and Violence; 3 Undoing the Narrative of Competition; 4 Justice Then Peace; 5 The Violence of Invisibility; 6 Violence and the Crisis of Meaning; 7 Critical Citizenship; 8 A Pedagogy of Peace; Appendix: Peace Organizations; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In a time of unprecedented social and economic crisis, this book represents a challenge to the orthodoxy that shapes our vision of educational purpose. It argues that now, more than ever, there is a moral imperative for educators to assume responsibility for helping to bring about a culture of peace and non-violence.
Teaching.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Educational sociology.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Education—Philosophy.
Teaching and Teacher Education.
Philosophy of Education.
Sociology of Education.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Educational Philosophy.