Passow, A. Harry; And Others (1989). Educating Gifted Persons Who Are Caring and Concerned. Gifted Education International, v6 n1 p5-7. The paper discusses the importance of developing gifted students' leadership potential to bring about world peace. Gifted children's sensitivity in social, moral, and ethical awareness should be nurtured through appropriate curricula, understanding of real-life problems, awareness of worldwide news, and direct communication with other gifted children around the world. (Author/JDD)…

Williams, Christopher (2000). Education and Human Survival: The Relevance of the Global Security Framework to International Education. International Review of Education, v46 n3-4 p183-203 Jul. Provides an assessment of international education as a discipline, and outlines the global security framework. Examines how this framework is reflected in the forms of analysis used by international educationists. Suggests how the central purpose of global security, namely ensuring human survival, could be adopted within international education to provide a clear sense of direction. (Contains 67 references.) (VWC)…

Furger, Beat; And Others (1986). Initiative in Support of the International Year of Peace through the Associated School Project. International Understanding at School, spec suppl n1 p27-32. This section describes the special activities undertaken by seven countries to commemorate the International Year of Peace. (JDH)…

Anderson, Walt (1980). Education for Citizenship–Of What?. Learning, v9 n1 p44-46 Jul-Aug. Because ecological responsibility is becoming a political issue, today's students need citizenship instruction that goes beyond reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Future adult citizens need to embrace a view of politics with a broader historical perspective and a higher sense of human purpose. (CJ)…

Swineford, Edwin J. (1974). Das Kinderdorf Pestalozzi: A Swiss School That Educates for Peace. Phi Delta Kappan, 55, 10, 658-662, Jun 74. An interview with Arthur Bill, who has made Pestalozzi Children's Village a laboratory for the study of integrated education and thesearch for community. (Editor)…

Markov, Moisey A. (1975). Science and the Responsibility of Scientists. Impact of Science on Society, 25, 1, 19-24, Jan-Mar 75. Discusses the responsibility of scientists to warn mankind about the dangers of the unknown factors of scientific development and the application of science to technical progress. Scientific responsibility for helping reduce politico-military tensions is also put forth. (BR)…

Cutter, Susan L.; Solecki, William D. (1987). Living in the Nuclear Age: Teaching About Nuclear War and Peace. Journal of Geography, v86 n3 p114-20 May-Jun. This paper presents a teaching module on the geographical aspects of war and peace for teachers who would like to incorporate these issues into their undergraduate courses but do not know where to begin, have limited preparatory time, or limited resources. Included is an extensive list of readings and audiovisual materials. (JDH)…

Rash, J. E. (1988). Practical Perspectives on Intercultural Understanding. Education and Urban Society, v20 n2 p211-25 Feb. The world is becoming more interrelated and people should become more aware of cultures other than their own. Developing better techniques in international education can provide youth with the insights they need. They will develop wider perspectives about themselves and others. This in turn will have a positive impact on humanity as a whole. (VM)…

Haas, Mary E. (1986). War and Peace: The Students' Views. Journal of Research and Development in Education, v19 n3 p84-89 Spr. Reviews of studies from 1963 to 1981 on the views of American and international children and teenagers about war and peace were examined for common findings. Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development is discussed as a way of providing a common, systematic method for additional research. (Author/MT)…

Gnanarajah, Anthony (1984). Some Controversial Dimensions to Teaching the Bishops' Pastoral on War and Peace. Momentum, v15 n2 p41-44 May. Examines the implications of the bishops' pastoral, "The Challenge of Peace," for Catholic schools and analyzes issues and problems in responding to the pastoral. Recommends clarification of philosophical positions, development of archdiocesan guidelines, varied teacher in-service opportunities, and global concept development. (DMM)…

Matsunaga, Spark M. (1985). An Academy of Peace: Training for a Peaceful Future. Futurist, v19 n1 p7-10 Feb. The best and brightest young people of the world should have a place to learn the art of peacemaking. A U.S. Academy of Peace that would train Americans in the peaceful resolution of conflict is proposed. (RM)…

Powers, Stephen; Price-Johnson, Connie (2002). Teens in Action: In Pursuit of Peace Curriculum. Final Evaluation Report. The purpose of this final report is to provide a description and evaluation to the Camp Fire Greater Arizona Council of the results of Teens in Action: In Pursuit of Peace Curriculum delinquency prevention program. A total of 94 youths in grades 6 through 12 participated in the program in the spring of 2002 at four sites in Chandler. The Student Outcome Survey was used to assess the Chandler programs impact on eight key areas on 94 youths. The purpose was to determine if there were gains in the direction of the program. Overall, when all of the participants' results were examined, they showed positive gains, and evidence of the positive effects of the program in all eight areas of the program. These results are presented for all 94 youths combined. Open-ended responses showed that after participating in the program the youth expressed themselves with more concrete and realistic terms when they described ways to resolve conflict between two people. In addition when the youth were… [PDF]

Westing, Arthur H. (1974). Proscription of Ecocide. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 30, 1, 24-27, Jan 74. Discusses the devastating ecological impact of warfare and the traditional approaches to arms control. Indicates that international acceptance of an approach to preventing military ecocide is only possible by arousing world opinion to recognize the abhorrence of any ecological destruction. (CC)…

(1983). Museum Presentation of Science and Technology: Some Examples. Science, Technology, and Human Values, v8 n3 p51-53 Sum. Highlights science/technology activities/exhibits at five museums. These include Wilmington College Peace Resource Center (Ohio), Peace Museum (Chicago), Computer Museum (Marlboro, MA), Smithsonian Institution (discussing a seven-part television series on Smithsonian exhibits), and Association of Science and Technology Centers' traveling exhibit which presents humanistic perspectives on the social impact of microelectronics. (JN)…

Tunnicliffe, Stephen (1981). English and Nuclear War. Use of English, v32 n3 p3-9 Sum. Suggests ways in which English teachers can make a positive contribution to world peace. (FL)…

Hennen, Thomas J., Jr.; Stanton, Vida C. (1977). Let There be Peace: An Annotated Bibliography of Anti-War Literature and Realistic Fiction about War. Language Arts, 54, 1, 66-70, Jan 77. …

Weed, Timothy J. (1994). Central America's "Peace Parks" and Regional Conflict Resolution. International Environmental Affairs, v6 n2 p175-90 Spr. Examines the development of transborder conservation zones, known as "peace parks," in terms of their potential importance as proving grounds for international cooperation and sustainable development, and then in their role as symbols and outright manifestations of the peace process. Includes case studies of La Amistad Biosphere Reserve, Si-a-Paz, and the Maya Biosphere Reserve. (Contains 47 references.) (MDH)…

Baer, Joan (1994). The Web We Weave: Creating the Fabric of Peacemaking. Primary Voices K-6, v2 n4 p12-16 Nov. Describes the beginning and development of the Peacemaking program in a multiage classroom combining grades one through three. Portrays interactions of teachers and students as they apply the Peacemaking program. (SR)…

Lacey, Ann (1994). Children Evolving into Peacemakers. Primary Voices K-6, v2 n4 p24-28 Nov. Portrays the interactions of teachers and students as they explore peacemaking in the elementary grades. Includes children's responses to the Peacemaking program, a note on I-messages, and a discussion on how to begin peacemaking. (SR)…

Nelson, G. Lynn (2000). Warriors with Words: Toward a Post-Columbine Writing Curriculum. English Journal, v89 n5 p42-46 May. Argues that teachers of writing can readily become forces for peace in our schools and, by extension, in society at large. Argues that returning to personal story at the center of the writing curriculum, accompanied by deep listening, will promote peace and well-being, voice and sense of self, and respect and caring as well as powerful literacy in English classrooms. (SR)…

Coghlan, Rosemarie (2000). The Teaching of Anti-Violence Strategies within the English Curriculum. English Journal, v89 n5 p84-89 May. Argues that the English classroom is a fitting place to integrate anti-violence teaching into the academic curriculum. Describes how English teachers can teach conflict resolution strategies, instill respect for cultural diversity, provide an atmosphere for cooperative learning while acknowledging controversy, and heighten empathy and respect by integrating violence prevention strategies into the content of the English curriculum. (SR)…

Haavelsrud, Magnus (1996). Learning Democratic Global Governance. International Journal of Peace Studies, v1 n2 p67-84 Jul. Outlines a model process of developing knowledge from within different groups and cultures to allow more equitable participation of all world societies in the definition of global governance. Reviews concepts relevant to education's contributions toward learning and creating democratic global governance. Discusses the educational utility of Project Global 2000. (DSK)…

Fine, Esther Sokolov (1997). Learning the Language of Peacemaking: Researching the Early Moments. Canadian Children, v22 n2 p18-22 Fall. Notes the "Children as Peacemakers" study, a video ethnography of peacemaking efforts in an elementary school. Includes excerpts from interviews and discussions with a grade 2 child, her mother, and her teacher concerning their experiences with "Peacemakers" approach. Notes that the "Peacemakers" approach offers expectation of change and a sense of possibility for practitioners. (LBT)…

McCaffery, Juliet (2005). Using Transformative Models of Adult Literacy in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Processes at Community Level: Examples from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Sudan. Compare: A Journal of Comparative Education, v35 n4 p443-462 Dec. This paper draws on the experience in Guinea, Sierra Leone and South Sudan, to explore how the methodology and modalities of community based participatory literacy can interrelate and combine with those of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. The paper considers how transformative models of literacy, such as those of Freire, REFLECT, the ActionAid literacy programme, and "New Literacy Studies", along with the self-expression and creative writing these generate, can contribute to the processes of forgiveness, reconciliation and reconstruction. It argues that adult literacy programmes constitute an important element in post-conflict reconstruction…. [Direct]

(1997). One World Poster Study Guide. This study guide for elementary and secondary level teachers is intended to be used with the One World Poster Series kit. In addition to the study guide, the kit includes eight full-color posters appropriate for hanging in a school or classroom, each poster featuring a work of art and corresponding text, quotation or poem relating to themes of world peace, tolerance, and community. The study guide contains discussion questions and student activities for the elementary and secondary level that can be used with any of the posters. Further, each poster is shown in reduced format; along with elementary and secondary level discussion questions and activities is a description of each poster's artist and author. (KB)…

Harrington, John (1972). The Problem of Sweeping Objectives: The Case of International Relations. Social Studies, 63, 2, 55-58, Feb 72. …

Andrews, Ian (1995). The UN and the Environment. Green Teacher, n43 p22-24 Jun-Sep. Many high school students are aware of the efforts of the United Nations to maintain peace. This activity is intended to make students aware of the larger mandate of the UN by focusing on one of the issues of increasing concern, the environment, and the solutions proposed by the UN. (LZ)…

Tromp, Hylke, Ed. (1981). UNESCO Yearbook on Peace and Conflict Studies 1980. This yearbook will provide teachers and researchers interested in peace and conflict studies with practical information. There are three major sections. The first section deals with "Approaches to Teaching and Research." How the electronic revolution has transformed the identification of, location of, and access to information on peace and conflict studies is examined. Included is a discussion of search strategies, data bases, and sources of information. A list of descriptors for information processing in peace research is provided. Approaches to the study of war are presented. A literature review and bibliography on war are also included. Section two of the yearbook contains "Bibliographical Studies." A bibliographic survey of the United Nations on the relationship between disarmament and development is presented. The concluding section of the yearbook examines "Institutional Developments." The activities of the International Peace Research Association…

(1981). Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies: An Annotated Bibliography. Ethnic Studies Bulletin, Number Nine. This annotated bibliography of resources dealing with conflict resolution and peace studies was compiled for the use of elementary, secondary, and college educators. The listing is alphabetical by author. Included are handbooks for teachers, course outlines, anthologies of journal articles, bibliographies of curriculum materials, background readings, filmographies, student pamphlets, and instructional units. The bibliography concludes with a description of a college-level pilot peace studies course, a guide to peace studies terminology, a topography of the dimensions of conflict, and an annotated listing of organizations that deal with conflict resolution, disarmament, and peace. (RM)… [PDF]

FitzMaurice, Eileen (1983). Development Education: U.N. Materials as a Teaching Resource in "Shaping a Peaceful World.". Momentum, v14 n4 p56-57 Dec. Reviews the work of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in development education, which focuses on the development of the child as a participant in a changing world. Describes resources for development education produced by the United Nations Children's Fund. (LAL)…