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Bridging theory and practice in peace education: The Notre Dame University peace education experience
Author(s) -
Bacani Benedicto R.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.78
Subject(s) - peace education , bridging (networking) , diversity (politics) , sociology , pedagogy , political science , law , computer network , computer science
Amidst a raging war in Central Mindanao and the historical biases and prejudices between Muslims and Christians, peace education as a curricular offering, pioneered by Notre Dame University, seeks to educate students to be more open and tolerant of diversity and to promote active nonviolence as an effective means for positive change.