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Ms. Ma. Lourdes C. Pascual

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PEACE

EDUCATION as
Transformative
Education
Introduction
• War, chaos, killings, conflicts, crimes and
violence are inevitable as it turns our
society into this as part of our culture.
• To preserve the human kind we must act
and be an advocate of peace to resolve
war, to lessen or eradicate killings and
crimes and act as non violent member of
the society
Introduction
• We must build a culture of peace in
order to transform the world into a
better and peaceful place to live and
the no. 1 contributors of peace are the
human kind itself.
• Educating people to become peace
agents is the central task of peace
building.
What is Peace?
• It is defined as absence of death and
destruction as a result of war and
physical/direct violence.
• Peace is also defined as the absence of
structural violence, Sociocultural
violence, Ecological violence and direct
violence
Johan Galtung
- explains that peace is the absence of
violence, not only personal or direct but
also structural or indirect and the
presence of social justice “absence of
violence” and “presence of justice”
Two Kinds of Peace
Negative Peace
- It refers to the absence of war or Direct/Physical
Violence (both macro and micro)
Example: No war, torture, child abuse and woman abuse
Positive Peace
- It refers to the presence of just and non-exploitative
relationships, as well as human being and ecological well
being, such that the root causes of conflict are diminished.
Positive Peace
• Peace with nature is considered the foundation for
positive peace.
• It is because the earth is ultimately the source of our
survival, physical sustenance, health and wealth.
• It is not possible to provide for human survival if
nature’s capacity to renew itself is seriously impaired.
What is Violence?

• It is a "humanly inflicted harm" (Betty


Reardon)
• It is a result of unequal distribution of
resources or a socio cultural problem or
environment
Types of Violence
Form of Violence Level of Violence
• Direct/Physical Violence • Personal
• Indirect/Structural • Interpersonal/Communi
Violence ty
• Socio-cultural Violence • National
• Ecological Violence • Global
Forms of Level Interpersonal/
Personal National Global
of Violence Community
• Suicide • Domestic • Civil War • Conventional
• Drug abuse Violence • Violent Crimes War
Direct / Physical • Violent Crimes • Human rights • Violent Crimes
abuse • Human rights
abuse

• Powerlessness • Local • National • Globalinequali


• Alienation inequalities inequalities ties
Structural/Econo • Low self • Poverty,Hunge • Poverty,Hunge • Poverty,Hunge
mic/Poltical esteem r r r
• Anxiety • Cultural • Cultural • Cultural
Socio-cultural/ Domination Domination Domination
Psychological • Racism • Racism • Racism
/Sexism /Sexism /Sexism
• Over- • Over- • Over- • Over-
consumption consumption consumption consumption
• Pollution • Pollution • Pollution
Ecological • C & B warfare • C & B warfare
• Nuclear Power • Nuclear Power
Peace Education
• It is an Education
that promotes
peace that is
essential in
Prepared by:
transformingthe Group 7
peaceful society
Peace Education
• The role of the school is
to promote peace and
teach them knowledge
base, skills attitudes and
behaviours that can help
to transform our society
in to peaceful one.
Why Educate for Peace?
• Our world is so chaotic because of war, social
injustice and violence in all forms. Do you want to
live and give your children with this kind of society?
• The main purposes of Peace Education are the
elimination of social injustice, rejection of violence
and the abolition of war to transform our society to a
peaceful one.
Peace Education is Practical Alternative
• Education is the best way to promote peace in
teaching the students (the society of tomorrow) non
violent, humane and ecological alternatives in
dealing and eradicating violence.
• We know that war has given birth to this horrendous
phenomena such as war-time rape and sex slavery,
ethnic cleansing and genocide (systematic killing of a
racial or cultural group)
What is War?
• War is accepted as a legitimate means to pursue the
so-called national interest.
• War carries with a host of the other elements:
amassing armaments, increasing military forces,
inventing sophisticated and destructive weapons,
developing espionage (spy) skills and technology,
willingness to subordinate human rights and use of
torture on enemies.
Peace Education is an Ethical Imperative
• Education can be a vehicle of transformation through
teaching Ethical principles.
• This are principles of ethics wherein it value life, not
only human but also other life forms in nature,
respect for human dignity, non violence justice, unity
and love as a social ethic. They are highly encouraged
for actualization because it brings us to the common
good.
Peace Education's Schema of Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes/Values

• This are list of key knowledge areas, skills, attitudes


and values that a student must learn and possess to
achieve the transformation of peaceful society.
• The list is based on a survey of the Center for Peace
Education of Miriam College.
Peace Education's Schema of Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes/Values
Knowledge/Content
Holistic Concepts of
Peace

Conflict and Violence

Some Peaceful
Alternatives
Holistic Concepts of Peace
• It is very important that the students understands
the meaning and the concept of peace and it is not
just absence of war or physical violence but also the
presence of well-being, cooperation and just
relationship in all living forms.
Conflict and Violence

• Let them understand that conflicts are a natural part


of person’s social life, but they become problems of
violence depending on the methods of conflict
resolution used.
Some Peaceful Alternatives
• Disarmament
• Non Violence
• Conflict Resolution, Transformation and Prevention
• Human Rights
• Human Solidarity
• Development based on Justice
• Democratization
• Sustainable Development
Attitudes/Values
Skills
Spiritual & Faith Traditions as Resources for
Peace
• The world’s major spiritual and faith traditions inspire
and motivate people to embrace peace as a mission.
• Some religious believers have gone to war and
committed acts of violence in the name of their faith
but their teachings indicates resources for peace.
Some common Peace Teachings of Different Religious are:

1. The rejection of violence


2. Love and Compassion for other humans
3. Love and Compassion for other life forms in nature
4. Respect Human Dignity
5. Justice or Fairness
End of Discussion
😀😃😄
Presented by : Group 7 (BEED III - B)

Members:
Jarme, Xyrel
Madarang, Rosalyn
Madula, Julie Anne
Malicdem, Jeniva

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