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BACKGROUND
FOR TEACHERS, PARENTS & OTHERS
Promising
Practices in Teaching Social Responsibility, by Sheldon
Berman and Phyllis La Farge, editors, SUNY Press 1993, ESR*,
260 pp $22.95
Each chapter of this book focuses on integrating the skills
and issues of social responsibility into K-12 classrooms and
schools. Showcased are innovative practices of teachers in
diverse settings across the country with rare discussions
on their insights and actual classroom practices. Conflict
resolution, democratic classrooms, community service, multicultural
classrooms, and global education are some of the topics addressed.
K-12.
Learning
to Abolish War: Teaching Toward a Culture of Peace, by
Betty Reardon and Alicia Cabezudo, Hague Appeal for Peace,
2002. Now out of print, but available freely to download at
website www.haguepeace.org
in English, French and other languages.
A new, very useful resource. Part 1 covers rationale and framework
of teaching for peace, and learning goals and teaching methods
for student teachers; Part 2 has sample lessons for classroom
teachers for K-12; Part 3 has guidelines and a model
for an in-service workshop, resources and links. Uses the
conceptual framework of the Hague Agenda for Peace, with sample
learning units for each grade level on war and peace, human
rights, ending violent conflict, and disarmament and human
security.
Peace Lessons from Around the World, Hague Appeal for
Peace, 2006, 777 United Nations Plaza, 3rd floor, New York
City, NY 10017, fax: 212-661-2704. US$25 (includes shipping),
or download free from www.haguepeace.org
16 lessons from around the world, 144 pp, based on the four
strands of the Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice (as used
in LAW above) and adding to the lessons in LAW. Includes a
wonderful forward by South Africa's former Minister of Education,
and a lesson on how to create your own peace lesson by Prof.
Betty Reardon. Further peace lessons will be on this website.
Peacebuilding
for Adolescents: Strategies for Educators and Community Leaders,
edited by Linda R Forcey and Ian M Harris, 364 pp, about $45,
Peter Lang Publ.
Linda Lantieri, National Director, Resolving Conflict Creatively
Program, Educators for Social Responsibility, says, "....
A must-read book for those who are actively engaged in promoting
a just and sustainable future, and believe, as Gandhi did,
that ‘it is possible to live in peace'" This book
provides theories and pro-active strategies to address youth
violence. They teach nonviolence and positive conflict resolution
techniques so that young people can learn alternative, more
peaceful ways of behaving.
Educating
for a culture of peace in a gender perspective, by Betty
Reardon, UNESCO, 2001. Order from Renouf Publishing Co, 5369
Canotek Rd.,Ottawa K1J 9J8, ph: 613-745-2665, 18.29 euros
(about $32Can)
Primarily for pre- and in-service preparation of upper secondary
teachers, but may also be used at lower levels. Designed as
one unit in a general foundations of education course. Pedagogy
for the course is primarily a discussion and learning activity
mode, reflecting the interactive, participatory pedagogy advocated
in peace education. Includes exercises in practical experience
of the learning processes teachers will use with their own
students.
Tolerance
- the threshold of peace, by Betty Reardon, UNESCO, 1997.
Order from Renouf Publishing Co, address above item, 22.87
euros (about $40Can)
Based on UNESCO's Integrated Framework of Action on Education
for Peace, Human Rights and Democracy. A learning process
that places tolerance within this framework is described,
and general learning goals - values, knowledge and skills
- stated. The three small volumes - Teacher-training resource
unit, Primary school resource unit, Secondary school resource
unit - can also be bought separately.
Educating for a Peaceful Future by David C. Smith and
Terrance R Carson, with activities by G Pike and D Selby,
Kagan and Woo Ltd. 1998
Provides the history of peace education, the conceptual background
and applications to life situations, and chapters on how to
infuse peace education into the various areas of curriculum.
Pike and Selby list 26 classroom activities designed to promote
non-violence, human rights, social justice, world-mindedness,
ecological balance, meaningful participation, and personal
peace. Smith and Carson relate the ethos and values of the
school to the development of peace education. A case study
of how one school was transformed into a more peaceful institution
provides practical guidelines. Excellent background for teachers,
most activities for Gr 6-12, and several for younger
children.
Children's
Social Consciousness and the Development of Social Responsibility,
by Sheldon Berman, SUNY Press 1997, ESR*, 254 pages, $21.50
This book breaks new ground in our understanding of the development
of social consciousness and social responsibility in young
people and the educational practices that promote this development.
The author shows that children's awareness of the social and
political world emerges far earlier and their moral abilities
are more advanced than we thought. He provides educators and
researchers with the developmental understandings and instructional
strategies necessary to enable students to become active,
caring, and responsible members of our social and political
community.
Waging
Peace in Our Schools, by Linda Lantieri and Janet Patti,
Beacon Press 1998, ESR*, 268 pages, $17.00
Schools must educate the heart as well as the mind. The authors
draw on the latest research in social and emotional learning,
as well as their years of experience with educators and young
people in ESR's Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP),
one of the longest-running comprehensive school-based programs
in conflict resolution and inter-group relations in the country.
Filled with stories, ideas, advice, teachers using innovative
techniques to create Peaceable Classrooms and student mediators
changing the shape of schools.
The Courage to Be Yourself, ed by Al Desetta with ESR,
Free Spirit Publishing and ESR*, 2006, US$13.95
There are 26 real stories by teens who have worked to overcome
challenges, such as harassment, teasing, prejudice, while
trying to be themselves. These will inspire young readers
to cope with similar problems. A leader's guide to this book
is available for $25.
Teaching
for Change, PO Box 73038, Washington DC 20056, Ph:1-800-7763-9131
or 202-588-7204, fax:202-588-0109, Email: tfe@teachingforchange.org
, web: www.teachingforchange.org
Affiliated to the National Association of Education Activists.
This organization promotes social and economic justice. There
is a large on-line catalog of books for sale with the goal
of transforming schools into socially equitable centres of
learning where students become architects of a better future.
For example: A Call to Character - a Family Treasury
of Stories, Poems, Plays, Proverbs, Fables to Guide the Development
of Values for your Children, ed. by Colin Greer and Herbert
Kohl, $20, and Discipline of Hope by Herbert Kohl,
$24. Children can learn and develop active concern for justice
and equity even in the most unlikely circumstances with the
most difficult lives.
Making
the Peace: A 15-Session Violence Prevention Curriculum for
Young People, by Paul Kival and Allan Creighton with the
Oakland Men's Project, Hunter House Inc.1997, ESR*, $24.95.
Written to help young people break away from violence, develop
self-esteem, and regain a sense of community. A variety of
activities cover issues such as dating violence, gangs, interracial
tensions, sexual harassment, etc. The program has three parts:
The roots of violence; race, class and gender; and making
the peace now Gr 9-12.
The
Peaceable Classroom, by Mary R. O'Reilley, Heinemann 1993,
Friends General Conference
1216 Arch St. 2B, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 561-1700,
fax: (215) 561-0759, 1-800-966-4556, $22US.
Defines a pedagogy of nonviolence and examines its application
several contemporary teaching techniques. For those who teach
to inspire future generations to work for peace and justice.
Open
Minds to Equality, by Nancy Schniedewind and Ellen Davidson,
Allyn and Bacon 1998, ESR*, 387 pp US$51.00, or CCRC* (Canada),
$?.
Recently revised. The guide expands children's understanding
of what equality is, how discrimination perpetuates inequality,
and strategies to bring about greater justice for all. The
activities examine the ways that racism, sexism, classism,
ageism, and competitive individualism in schools and society
reinforce inequality. Designed for reading, math, science,
and social studies classes, the activities use role-plays,
case studies, dilemma stories, cooperative groups, interviews,
graphing, and creative and expository writing to relate to
students' experiences in the school or community. K-8.
Understanding Emotions in the Classroom: Differentiating
Teaching Strategies for Optimal Learning, by Claudia M
Shelton and Robin Stern, National Professional Resources 2004,
173 pp, ESR*, US$29.95
Helps teacher better understand how to deal with everyday
classroom experiences where effective management of emotions-of
teacher and students-can play a critical role in fostering
emotional well being and academic performance. This resource
will have a positive impact on the teaching-learning process.
Weaving Connections: Educating for Peace, Social and Environmental
Justice, ed. by Tara Goldstein and David Selby, Sumach
Press, 2000, GBR* or available from University of Toronto
Press, 5201 Dufferin St., North York, ON M3H 5T8, ph:416-167-7791,
$24.95
This book offers some of the most positive recent developments
in Canadian education by authors in many interrelated areas.
It includes chapters on anti-homophobia initiatives by the
Toronto Board of education; on multicultural, anti-racist,
Black, equity, citizenship, development, health, environmental,
law awareness, and media education; on First Nations; and
global and peace education. They call for a needed "renewal
and rejuvenation in teaching practices for peace, social and
environmental justice" which integrates these issues
into the curriculum.
Journal of Peace Education, Carfax Publishing, Taylor
and Francis Ltd, Customer Services Dept, Rankine Road, Basingstoke,
Hants RG24 8PR, UK. ISSN 1740-0201. Two issues/year, personal
rate US$49. To order in USA/Canada: Taylor and Francis Inc.,
Journals Dept., 325 Chestnut St, 8th floor, Philadelphia,
PA 19106, USA. Ph: + 1 800 354 1420, fax: + 1 215 625 2940,
Email: enquiry@tandf.co.uk
The first issue of this new journal was published in March
2004. It is sponsored by the Peace Education Commission of
the International Peace Research Association. The Journal
considers peace education as education for the achievement
of a nonviolent, ecologically sustainable, just and participatory
society, and it aims to link theory and research to educational
practice. It invites articles on a wide range of topics. For
more information see Taylor and Francis site at www.tandf.co.uk/journals
. Editor: Dr John Synott, School of Humanities and Human Services,
Queensland University of Technology, Beams Rd, Carseldine,
Queensland 4034, Australia, j.synott@qut.edu.au.
Policy
On Peace Education, Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF*),
110 Argyle St., Ottawa K2P 1B4, (613)232-1505; www.ctf-fce.ca
CTF policy on peace education; also available are discussion
questions for teachers and information on twinning projects.
Free brochure.
Racism
and Education: Different Perspective and Experiences,
CTF*, 112 pp $15.00.
Twelve essays provide different perspectives and experiences.
The
Better Idea Book, by Frank Barnaby, Doubleday, CTF*, 142
pp $10.00.
A resource book on gender, culture, science and schools. A
new, in-depth consideration of many factors that connect gender
with math/science participation and success. Annotated bibliography.
Education
for Democracy, ESR* 1992, 106 pp $6.50
Thoughtful articles on education for democracy offer insights
and strategies that highlight what works and why. Articles
address issues of democratic participation, diversity, the
dynamics of power and empowerment, and more.
A National
Directory of Exemplary School-Based Police Programs To Combat
Youth Violence by Colleen Ryan, M.A. and Frederick Matthews,
Ph.D., C.Psych.
Project Partners: Canadian Association for Safe Schools &
Central Toronto Youth Services, available from the Solicitor-General
of Canada website: www.sgc.gc.ca.
Diversity
in Action: Using Adventure Activities to Explore Issues of
Diversity with Middle and High School Age Youth, by S
Chappelle and L Bigman, with F Hillyer, Project Adventure
1999, ESR*, 415 pp US$28.95.
Over 100 Adventure activities adapted toward issues of diversity-
ranging from gender to race to class- and facilitation tips.
Background information and discussion guidelines for 13 diversity
topics will help you develop a safe atmosphere where all youth
will feel respected, valued and listened to. Teachers, afterschool
programs, youth groups and others will find this book a valuable
tool for empowering young people. Gr 5-8.
The
School Mediator's Field Guide by Richard Cohen, School
Mediation Associates 1999, 254 pp, ESR* US$24.95, NICR* $42.95.
The Field Guide is written for everyone who mediates in schools:
counsellors, teachers, students, administrators, community
volunteers and others. Readers with experience mediating disputes
in schools will gain the most from this book. The book focuses
on: prejudice, harassment, homophobia, cultural differences,
students and teachers, students and parents, large groups
and youth groups. Real-life problematic mediation situations
and their possible solutions will help school mediators avoid
others' mistakes. Gr 6-12.
Seeing
the Rainbow, Canadian Teachers Federation, www.ctf-fce.ca
, CTF*, $15.
Presents to teachers some of the social and political contexts
in which bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender and two spirited
issues have been, are being, and need to be addressed.
Racism and Education: Different Perspectaives and Experiences,
CTF*, $15.
Twelve essays on the history and presence of racism in the
educaton system, and insights into changes needed in the role
of education and teachers. An enlightening resource and catalytic
tool for teachers and others.
Peaceful
Childhoods, Physicians for Global Survival 2003, #208
- 145 Spruce St, Ottawa ON K1R 6P1, Email pgsadmin@web.ca
, kit of pamphlets $3, or 5 for $10.
Includes a Family Covenant of Non-Violence, a Violence-free
Zone poster, pamphlets (also available separately) on Children
and the Media , Guns and Children, Peaceful Childrearing,
and Children and War Toys, and a list of additional resources.
Peace Education, 2nd ed. by Ian M. Harris and Mary
Lee Morrison, McFarland & Co., Inc. 2003, 304 pp US$39.95,
ISBN 0-7864-1487-1.
Begins with a discussion of the concept of peace and peace
education. It then considers religious and historical concepts
of war, peace and peace education, tells how peace education
can move people to work for social change and look for alternatives
to violence, and discusses ways to begin implementing peace
education in schools, churches and other community settings.
It addresses sensitive issues in peace education, key concepts
and topics, important biological and cultural factors, and
barriers facing those who teach peace. It provides the "how"
of peace education by examining optimal pedagogy and practices.
If
You Want Peace, Work for It, by Penny Sanger, Peace Magazine
Jul/Sep 2003, p 6.
"When it comes to peace education in the schools, we
have dropped the ball. Youths are asking for such programs.
We promised them, and teachers need support to do the job."
This article is a strong call to integrate peace education
firmly into our schools, which in fact Canadian ministers
of education committed to do in 1995 according to UNESCO's
Declaration and Framework for Action. "Just as we teach
literacy and numeracy, today we must teach students to learn
to think critically; respect diversity; understand global,
cultural and economic interdependence; analyze the media;
examine the nature of violence and learn ways for us all to
live more peacefully."
Developing
Emotional Intelligence: A Guide to Behavior Management and
Conflict Resolution in Schools, by Richard J. Bodine and
Donna K. Crawford, Research Press 1999 CRN* $36.95.
Explores the concept of emotional intelligence, barriers to
emotional development in the classroom, a framework for classroom
management of emotional intelligence and conflict resolution.
Includes activities.
Helping
Kids Deal With Conflict by Gerry Sheanh, Peguis Publishers
1996, CRN* (Conflict Resolution Network), 148 pp $14.95sc.
An excellent resource book aimed at teachers and parents who
want to help the kids in their lives resolve conflict. Sheanh
moves from an explanation of the features of conflict to specific
issues facing students, such as self-esteem, peer pressure,
bullying and put-downs, and concludes with helpful hints on
putting it all together. The overall focus is on creating
a positive environment in which kids can learn and practice
peaceful conflict resolution.
Kids
Working It Out - Stories and Strategies for Making Peace in
our Schools, ed. By Tricia S Jones and Randy Compton,
Jossey Bass, 2003, 360 pp, ESR*, $35US.
"Kids want to be responsible," say the authors.
Kids who understand how to manage conflict successfully can
transform their schools into safer and kinder places to learn.
This book is a guide to the most current and effective school-based
conflict resolution programs, and shows how they can make
a positive difference in schools. Students and teachers reveal
how conflict resolution education has shaped their experiences.
It covers a wide range of topics and shows what it takes to
implement an effective program in any school or community.
"An extraordinary book on students managing their own
conflicts..." -David W Johnson, professor of educational
psychology, University of Minnesota. Elementary and
High School.
Peace
Skills: Manual for Community Mediators, by Ronald S. Kraybill
with Robert A. Evans and Alice Frazer Evans, Jossey-Bass 2001
CRN* $13.50
A companion to the Leaders'Guide (below) this offers hands-on
practical training for anyone interested in building peace
at the community level through workshops on conflict, the
role of peacebuilders and skills training in mediation and
communication. It provides the necessary materials for these,
also suggestions for those interested in moving beyond the
workshops and designing peace building processes.
Peace
Skills: Leaders' Guide, by Alice Frazer Evans and Robert
A. Evans with Ronald S. Kraybill, Jossey-Bass 2001 CRN* $19.50
A companion to the Manual for Community Leaders. Resources
that support leaders interested in delivering workshops and
promoting peace in their communities, through community conflict
transformation. Chapters on facilitation skills (roleplays,
creating safe spaces, learning cycles and the use of case
studies), workshops design and an excellent collection of
case studies, roleplays and sacred texts.
The
School Mediator's Field Guide, by Richard Cohen, School
Mediation Associates 1999 CRN* $42.95, ESR* US$24.95.
This book focuses on dealing with the most challenging mediation
cases - sexual harassment, homophobia, cross-cultural mediation.
It is for all mediators in a school setting.
Cultures
of Peace: The Hidden Side of History, Elise Boulding,
Syracuse University Press 2000 CRN* $46.95
Action Agenda: A Strategic Blueprint for Reducing Exposure
to Media Violence in Canada, by Valerie Smith, report
funded by the Government of Ontario, Ministry of Attorney
General, the Office for Victims of Crime, and others. Available
from www.abuserecovery.net,
www.victimsofviolence.on.ca,
www.fradical.com
(the author's site.) For more information contact valsmith@fradical.com
After over 30 years of research, the US public health community
spoke out very strongly in July 2000 against entertainment
violence, particularly for children. Smith's thorough report
clearly defines what measures need to be taken in Canada.
Books
on Bullying
Quit It! A Teacher's Guide on Teasing and Bullying for
use with Students in K-3, Merle Sprung Froschl, Nancy
Mullin-Rindler, Educational Equity Concepts, Wellesley College
Center for research on Women and National Education Association
(USA) Professional Library, 1998 http://www.wcwonline.org
The
Bully, The Bullied and The Bystander: From Pre-School to High
School, Barbara Coloroso, Harper Collins 2002 CRN* $34.95
What
to Do When Kids are Mean to Your Child (What to do Parenting
Guides, vol.1) E. McCoy, Reader's Digest Adult 1997
Selected
Bibliography of Children's Books About Teasing and Bullying
for grades K-5, Nancy-Mullin-Rindler, Wellesley College
Center for Research on Women, 1998 (http://www.wcwonline.org)
Bully
Busters: A Teachers' Manual for Helping Bullies, Victims and
Bystanders, by Dawn A. Newman Arthur M. Horne and Christi
L. Bartolomucci, Research Press 2000, CRN* $52.95.
For middle school children. Seven modules increase awareness
of bullying, how to recognize the bully and the victim, how
to intervene, how to help the victim, the role of prevention,
and coping and relaxation skills for teachers and student
Books
on Non-Violence
Nonviolence in Theory and Practice, ed. By Robert L
Holmes and Barry L Gan, Waveland Press, 4180 IL Route 83,
Suite 101, Long Grove, IL 60047, USA, ph: (847) 634-0081,
2004, 383 pp, US$29.95 + $5 shipping.
In this second edition 23 new readings have been added to
the writings of leading theorists and practitioners of nonviolence.
There are articles by or about Gandhi, King, Tolstoy and Chavez;
feminist approaches to nonviolence, the theory and practice
of nonviolence with respect to nature and animal rights; and
the application of nonviolence to conflicts in the Middle
East, Europe, Africa and Tibet. It includes the perspectives
of those committed to nonviolence as a principle, as a tactic,
or as a personal practice. The articles promote critical thinking
and allow readers to discover the many ways to employ nonviolence
to achieve meaningful objectives.
Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History, Elise
Boulding, Syracuse University Press 2000 CRN* $46.95
People
Power: Applying Non-Violence Theory, David H. Albert,
New Society, Philadelphia 1985.
Defines key concepts and gives examples of successful non-violent
tactics. Essential reading for those committed to acting for
radical, non-violent social change.
The
Essential Writings of Mahatma Gandhi, Raghavan Iyer ed,
Oxford University Press, Toronto 1990.
A good introduction to the concepts, strategies and vision
of the man who showed the 20th century that non-violent revolution
was possible.
Unarmed
Forces, Graeme McQueen ed, Science for Peace, Toronto
1992
Looks at the use of non-violence in Central America and the
Middle East, in the context of state and socially-sanctioned
violence and social injustices.
You
Can't Kill the Spirit, Pam McAllister, New Society, Philadelphia
1988
A key source on the history of women and non-violence, with
recommended readings that remind us of the power of resistance
and non-violence.
Search
for the Beloved Community: The Thinking of Martin Luther King
Jr. Kenneth L. Smith and Ira G. Zepp Jr., Judson press,
Valley Forge 1974.
A powerful look at the underpinnings, in the writings of thinkers
such as Gandhi, Hegel and Neibuhr, of the work and thought
of Martin Luther King. A reminder of the many roots of radical
non-violence.
On Civil Disobedience and Non-Violence, Leo Tolstoy,
New American Library, New York 1967.
A collection of essays including 'Letter on the Peace Conference'.
Several link the Christian faith with the rejection of all
violence
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Battles,
Hassles, Tantrums & Tears: Strategies for Coping with
Conflict and Making Peace at Home
by Susan Beekman and Jeanne Holmes, William Morrow & Co.
1993, 222 pp, hc, ESR* US$14.00, CRN* $25.95 Can.
As parents and educators, the authors have integrated parenting
strategies with conflict resolution theory to help families
that are basically healthy but in need of help in negotiating
"the choppy waters" of daily conflicts. Chapters
can be easily read in one sitting and provide parents with
concrete tools for more healthy interaction. Appendices and
clear summaries make this book a valuable ongoing reference.
Elementary.
Changing
Channels: Preschoolers, TV, and Media Violence, ESR*/WFD
1996, $5
1998 Parents' Choice Approved. This kit will help parents
and caregivers counter the possible negative effects of TV
and other mass media on young children. Contains music from
Grammy-nominated songwriters Cathy Fink and Marcy Marser;
two guides by WJ Kreidler that include activities, tips for
alternatives to TV, and answers to tough questions; and lists
of recommended videos, books, and software. Preschool-Gr
3.
SOME
THINGS PARENTS CAN DO ...
- Peace
education is a good description of the things most parents
hope are taking place in their children’s classrooms,
for example: understanding, cooperation, critical skills,
debate, tolerance, emotional and social development. Talk
with your child and your child’s teachers about how
these are or should be happening.
- Talk
about peace education, what it means and try to get discussion
going about it in other venues, especially school council
meetings, parent-teacher association and school events.
- Talk
about it with your school trustee, attend school board meetings
to promote peace education as a primary objective in your
community.
- Write
your Ministry of Education, and talk with your MPP about
peace education and what it means.
- Consider
running as a candidate for trustee of your local school
board – if you win you can influence the Ministry of
Education even more directly !
- Support
local teachers, including after your kids have graduated.
They are our lifeline to the rewarding, inclusive and democratic
future we all want for our children and grandchildren.
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