PEACE EDUCATION
In: Bulletin of peace proposals: to motivate research, to inspire future oriented thinking, to promote activities for peace, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 103-110
ISSN: 0007-5035
DURING THE EVOLUTION OF IDEAS ABOUT PEACE EDUCATION, I.E. TEACHING FOR PEACE AT ALL LEVELS FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY, A NUMBER OF DEBATES OR POLARITIES HAVE APPEARED, SOME OF WHICH PARALLEL SIMILAR DIVISIONS OR ARGUMENTS IN PEACE RESEARCH. THESE CAN BE TYPIFIED AS FOLLOWS: PEACE EDUCATION AS FORMAL ACTIVITY (IN SCHOOLS ETC.) PEACE EDUCATION FROM TOP-DOWN VIA GOVERNMENT, SYLLABI, HEADS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES PEACE STUDIES AS A SUBJECT OR SPECIFIED AREA (PEACE STUDIES) IN CURRICULUM PEACE AS A BROAD CONCEPT NOT JUST WAR, DISARMAMENT ETC. BUT POSITIVE, INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS PEACE EDUCATION AS A LONG TERM PROCESS OF VALUE CHANGE RAISING OF CRITICAL AWARENESS (ATTITUDES) PEACE EDUCATION AS INFORMAL ACTIVITY (GENERAL PUBLIC-CONSCIOUSNESS-RAISING) PEACE EDUCATION FROM THE BOTTOM-UP THROUGH POPULAR AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES, INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING PARENTS, TEACHERS) AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, PEACE GROUPS PEACE EDUCATION ACROSS THE CURRICULUM IN ALL DISCIPLINES AND BEYOND PEACE EDUCATION (NARROW CONCEPT) AS FUNDAMENTALLY 'DISARMAMENT EDUCATION', INFORMATION ON THE NUCLEAR THREAT ETC. PEACE EDUCATION AS A SHORT TERM AND INFORMATION-GIVING EXERCISE