Building peace through education in a post-conflict environment: A case study exploring perceptions of best practices

Solvor Mjøberg Lauritzen

International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, vol. 51, issue C, 77-83

Abstract: This paper explores the opinions of a Kenyan school population on the best practices for peace education. The school of study, which had previously experienced post-election violence in its community, implemented a UNICEF Peace Education Programme in 2008 as a starting point for developing peace education practices. The analysis reveals that the school focused on three levels of peace-building: individual, interpersonal, and community. This challenges the working-theory in the applied peace education programme, where peace education is solely focused on the interpersonal level.

Keywords: Peace education; Kenya; Post-conflict education; Education in emergencies; Best practices; Case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.09.001

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