Education and Conflict

Name: Education and Conflict
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415297936
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Complexity and Chaos

By Lynn Davies

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Education and Conflict critically examines the role of education within societies affected by conflict. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand experience, Lynn Davies explores how schooling relates to social conflicts, including those arising within schools themselves. The book discusses the link between a school's ethos and the future attitudes of citizens towards others, addressing concepts such as peace education, war education, gender, and masculinity. Structured in five clear sections, it covers definitions of conflict and peace, sources of conflict linked to schooling, the education/war interface, educational responses, and conflict resolution within schools.
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Ideal for educational policy makers, school managers, teachers, and researchers engaged with education in conflict zones or interested in the transformative potential of schooling in divided societies.

This book is a critical review of education in an international context. Based on the author's extensive research and experience of education in several areas afflicted by conflict, it explores the relationship between schooling and social conflict.

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Education and Conflict is a critical review of education in an international context. Based on the author's extensive research and experience of education in several areas afflicted by conflict, the book explores the relationship between schooling and social conflict and looks at conflict internal to schools. It posits a direct link between the ethos of a school and the attitudes of future citizens towards 'others'.

The book also examines the nature and purpose of peace education and war education, and addresses the role of gender and masculinity. In five lucid, vigorously argued sections, the author brings this thought-provoking and original piece of work to life by:

Setting out the terms of the debate, defining conflict and peace and outlining the relevant aspects of complexity theory for education.
Exploring the sources of conflict and their relations to schooling in terms of gender/masculinity, pluralism, nationalism, and identity.
Focusing on the direct education/war interface.
Examining educational responses to conflict.
Highlighting conflict resolution within the school itself.

This is the first time that so many aspects of conflict and education have been brought together in one sustained argument. With its crucial exposure of the currently culpable role of formal schooling in maintaining conflict, this book will be a powerful and essential read for educational policy makers, managers, teachers, and researchers dealing with conflict in their own contexts.

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'This is a complex, challenging and important book ... I shall certainly use this book with student teachers and would suggest that it is essential reading for all teachers, student teachers and policy makers who have a commitment to using education to make the world a better place.' - The Development Education Journal

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ISBN: 9780415297936

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 October 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: Professional and scholarly

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Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 258

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About the Author

Lynn Davies is Professor of International Education and Director of the Centre of International Education and Research at the University of Birmingham.