Open AccessPeaceful Perspectives: Peace Education, Educating for Peace
Author(s) -
Marg Sellers
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new zealand annual review of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1178-3311
pISSN - 1171-3283
DOI - 10.26686/nzaroe.v0i13.1456
Subject(s) - peace education , mandate , interpretation (philosophy) , terrorism , political science , perspective (graphical) , cold war , curriculum , peaceful coexistence , environmental ethics , political economy , sociology , law , politics , philosophy , linguistics , artificial intelligence , computer science
Peace education was engendered by the Cold War, and with the thawing of East-West relations the educational interest in peace also dissipated. However, recent events have revoked the calm and initiated a global war against terrorism. In this paper I revisit the role of peace in education to rediscover and re-present how peaceful perspectives are inherent in learning and teaching. I outline a peaceful interpretation of the curriculum and suggest that a mandate for this perspective should be a priority.