144-page pdf educational resource for primary and secondary students providing 16 lessons based on the four strands of the “Hague Agenda for Peace and Justice for the 21st Century [which] comprises fifty proposals for actions and policies, which taken together, could move the world toward the end of war and the beginning of a culture of peace.” The strands are: Roots of War/Culture of Peace; International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law; Prevention, Resolution and Transformation of Violent Conflict and Disarmament and Security. The lessons come from Albania, Cambodia, Philippines, Kenya, India, Nepal, US, Catalunya (Spain) and South Africa. There is also a forword by South Africa’s former Minister for Education, Kader Asmal, a lesson on how to create your own peace lesson by Prof. Betty Reardon, and pages of helpful resources. Hard copies can be ordered via www.haguepeace.org.
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Best practices of non-violent conflict resolution in and out-of-school some examples
78-page pdf document which “aims to inform teachers, trainers, educators, parents, youth and students who, one way or another, are confronted with violence in the school or in non-formal community education, and are looking for practical solutions. The intention of UNESCO in this project is not only to inform them what is best internationally in terms of education for peace and non-violence, but above all to supply concrete pedagogical tools to prevent and transform the violence with which they are confronted on a daily basis at work.”
Short course offerings on peace education: 2007-2008 academic year in Costa Rica
Two page pdf document with course offerings and descriptions for the 2007-2008 school year at the University for Peace in Costa Rica.
Programa Fortalecimiento de la convivencia democratica, derechos humanos y resolucion pacifica de
Powerpoint presentation that outlines peace and conflict resolution education initiatives developed in Columbia.
Review of WANEP’S peace education programme
Pdf document which reviews a three-year pilot program, “to promote a culture of nonviolence among young people as a preventive measure against violent conflicts,” created by the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP).
Companion curriculum to: Innocents lost by Jimmie Briggs
Pdf teacher’s guide companion to the book, “Innocents Lost” by Jimmie Briggs with five lessons to accompany readings from the book.
Youth and conflict: Global challenges, local strategies, second international summit on conflict res
Pdf document of catalog for the Second International Summit on Conflict Resolution Education, hosted by the Global Issues Resource Center, Office of Community Continuing Education Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio.
Teaching and learning in circle
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 2, (February 2003), which “explores the impact of teaching using a circle format, both at the high school and college level.”
Place to work things out, A
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 4, (July 2002), which presents the idea of personal narrative model of mediation and the work at Oberlin College using this model.
Extending campus conflict resolution efforts beyond the mediation table
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 3, (May 2002), which “describes creative responses to campus conflict that don’t rely on mediation as their central strategy or approach, providing links to online examples when available.”
New directions and issues in the teaching of conflict resolution
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 2, (Feb 2002), which “explores the issues related to understanding the effectiveness of the process and content of conflict resolution (specifically negotiation) teaching and training, it asks whether or not the right approach to training is being used and if the training “sticks,” it also questions how the content of the field is evolving and if teaching methods are tracking the evolution.” Includes bibliography.
Conflict coaching
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 2, (Feb 2002), which introduces the idea of “Conflict coaching is a relatively innovative and distinctive form of coaching, it involves working one-on-one with those involved in interpersonal conflicts.” Includes bibliography.
Using WebQuests to promote integrative thinking in conflict studies
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 1, Number 4 , (Nov/Dec 2000), introducing WebQuests which, “are online curriculum modules which engage students in learning about an authentic topic or problem, generally, WebQuests are cooperative activities where students assume different roles relative to an authentic problem.”
Harnessing the power of the World Wide Web for conflict studies courses
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 1, Number 3, (August/September 2000), which “presents a range of ways that relevant information from the web can be located quickly and used to good advantage by faculty teaching conflict studies courses or workshops.”
Insider’s edge, The
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 1, Number 2, (March/April 2000), presenting the use of a “designated insider, an individual skilled in conflict intervention who is part of the organization, but not part of the particular department or issue in dispute,” in solving workplace conflicts.