How children understand war and peace : a call for international peace education

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How children understand war and peace : a call for international peace education

Amiram Raviv, Louis Oppenheimer, Daniel Bar-Tal, editors

Jossey-Bass, c1999

1st ed.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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How Children Understand War and Peace is a landmark book thatexamines these two vital questions and provides a solid frameworkon which to build answers. Written by an international panel ofexperts in the fields of developmental, social, and educationalpsychology, How Children Understand War and Peace presents acollection of the most current thoughts and insights into howchildren and adolescents develop an understanding of war, conflict,and peace. Based on research studies done in Australia, Canada, Finland,Holland, Israel, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Sweden, and the UnitedStates, this comprehensive volume presents evidence thatperceptions of war and peace formed during childhood relatedirectly to adult perspectives on these critical issues. Thecontributors present persuasive evidence that our knowledge abouthow youngsters from around the globe develop and form worldviewscan be used to create educational programs that teach childrenpeace education, conflict management, and conflict resolution.

Table of Contents

  • Preface. Introduction: Understanding Peace, Conflict, and War LouisOppenheimer, University of Amsterdam
  • Daniel Bar-Tal, Tel Aviv University
  • Amiram Raviv, Tel Aviv University. DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES. Children, War, and Peace: A Review of Fifty Years of Research fromthe Perspective of a Balanced Concept of Peace EducationLennartVriens, Utrecht University. I Know What You Are Thinking: The Role-Taking Ability andUnderstanding of Peace and WarIlse Hakvoort and Louis Oppenheimer,University of Amsterdam. The Peace Personality Robert C. Ziller, Dahlie S. Moriarty, andStephen T. Phillips, University of Florida. Toward a Positive Conception of Peace Orlando Lourenco, Universityof Lisbon. SOCIALIZATION AND EXPERIENCE. Cultural Socialization and Conceptions of War and Peace: ACross-National Comparison Katherine Covell, University College ofCape Breton. Concept Formation of War and Peace: A Meeting Point Between ChildDevelopment and a Politically Violent Society Raija-Leena Punamtrade, University of Helsinki. Children, Peace, and War in Northern Ireland Frances McLernon andEd Cairns, University of Ulster. Beliefs About War, Conflict, and Peace in Israel as a Function ofDevelopmental, Cultural, and Situational Factors Amiram Raviv, TelAviv University
  • Daniel Bar-Tal, Tel Aviv University
  • Leah Koren-Silvershatz, Israeli Ministry of Health
  • Alona Raviv, Tel Aviv University. Peer Relationships and Children's Understanding of Peace and War: ASociocultural Perspective Solveig trade Goteborg University. Correlates, Consequences, and Cross-Cultural Issues Michael R. VanSlyck, Research Institute for Dispute Resolution
  • Marilyn Stern, State University of New York, Albany
  • Salman Elbedour, Ben Gurion University at Negev. LEARNING IN SCHOOLS. Teaching Conflict and Conflict Resolution in School:(Extra-)Curricular Considerations Kathy Bickmore, University ofToronto. Teaching an Understanding of War and Peace Through StructuredAcademic Controversies Patricia G. Avery, David W. Johnson, RogerT. Johnson, and James M. Mitchell, University of Minnesota. Learning Conflict Management Through Peer Mediation Robin Hall,Charles Sturt University. Types of Peace Education Ian M. Harris, University of Wisconsin atMilwaukee. About the Editors. About the Contributors. Index.

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