Peace Education from the Grassroots (Hc)

A volume in Peace EducationSeries Editors Jing Lin, University of Maryland, Edward Brantmeier, James Madison University, and IanHarris, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeHistorians often ignore the day-to-day struggles of ordinary people to improve t... Read more

A volume in Peace EducationSeries Editors Jing Lin, University of Maryland, Edward Brantmeier, James Madison University, and IanHarris, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeHistorians often ignore the day-to-day struggles of ordinary people to improve their lives. Theytend to focus on the accomplishments of illustrious leaders. Peace Education from the Grassrootstells the stories of concerned citizens, teachers, and grassroots peace activists who havestruggled to counteract high levels of violence by teaching about the sources for violence andstrategies for peace. The stories told here come from the grass roots meaning the educators areclose to the forms of violence they are addressing.This collection of essays tells how citizens at the grassroots level developed peace education initiativesin thirteen different nations (Belgium, Canada, El Salvador, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, SouthKorea, Spain, Uganda, and the United States). A fourteenth article describes the efforts of the International Red Cross to implement ahuman rights curriculum to teachers on the ground in the Balkans, Iran, Senegal, and the United Sates. These chapters describe a varietyof schools, colleges, peace movement organizations, community-based organizations, and international nongovernmental organizationsengaged in peace education. Less