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Product Identifiers

PublisherHeinemann

ISBN-100325007268

ISBN-139780325007267

eBay Product ID (ePID)30754773

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEducating for a Culture of Peace

Publication Year2004

SubjectEducational Policy & Reform / General, General, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorRon Miller

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2004-008604

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Educating for a Culture of Peace describes a better way to educate. The way is more democratic, more intellectually honest, and more relevant to the human condition."- Nel Noddings, "Educating for a Culture of Peace describes a better way to educate. The way is more democratic, more intellectually honest, and more relevant to the human condition." Nel Noddings, "Educating for a Culture of Peace describes a better way to educate. The way is more democratic, more intellectually honest, and more relevant to the human condition."-Nel Noddings

Grade FromKindergarten

Grade ToTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal303.6/6

Table Of ContentPart One: The Urgent Need to Educate for Peace Introduction by Ron Miller Education for a Culture of Peace by Riane Eisler Darwin's Lost Theory and the Hidden Crisis in Western Education by David Loye Part Two: Education as a Human Connection Education for Integrity: Connection, Compassion, and Character by Rachael Kessler Nonviolent Partnership Parenting and Teaching: Leaving Behind the Old Control Model by Thomas Gordon On Being a Caring Teacher by Doralice Lange de Souza Rocha Creating a Culture of Peace with Nonviolent Communication by Sura Hart Part Three: How Schools Would Be Different in a Culture of Peace Emphasizing Variety Rather Than Commonality: Educating Young Children for a Culture of Peace by Lisa S. Goldstein If We Could Really Feel: The Need for Emotions of Care Within by Dierdre Bucciarelli Dandelions and Deadlines: The Preservation of Childhood as a Temporal Location by Chip Wood Music: A Culture of Peace by Raffi Part Four: Moving from Dominator to Partnership Culture From Gladiator to Midwife: Birthing "the Beloved Community" of Partnership in a Black Studies Classroom by Paulette Pierce Strategies for Teaching Caring and Empowerment: Drawing from African American, Mexican American, and Indian American Traditions by Linda Bynoe What Is the Language of Care and Social Justice That We Use in Schools? by Carl A. Grant and Lavonne J. Williams

SynopsisEducating for a Culture of Peace is a tool for meaningful and lasting social change toward a genuine culture of peace., What could be more timely than a book that advocates we teach the skills and knowledge students need to both live peacefully in the world and promote peace through their actions? After all, children are exposed to violence dozens of times daily, whether in programming targeted to their age groups, evening news carrying the latest casualties of war and murder, or video games that trivialize cruelty. That's why Riane Eisler and Ron Miller have joined with thirteen other proponents for peace education, including famed children's troubadour Raffi, to present a crucial collection of essays that will help you create instructional practices and lessons that model the tools students need to turn aside culturally conditioned predilections toward domination and violence and, instead, embrace ideals that enable them to transform their relationships through a belief in compassion, caring, respect, and diversity. This vitally important book includes not only a strong rationale for why teaching for peace is utterly necessary, but also specific chapters dealing with issues that teachers encounter every day, including: using peaceful instead of violent language emphasizing social justice developing students' vision of peace through their own sense of integrity. Grounded in today's cultural realities, Educating for a Culture of Peace asks you to think globally, act locally, and fine-tune your practice by instilling every lesson you teach with the basic humane values that lead to greater interpersonal and intercultural understanding. Read Educating for a Culture of Peace and make a concrete contribution to a better world, one peaceful classroom at a time.

LC Classification NumberJZ5534.E373 2004