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Education for Peace: a Conference Report from Budapest DOCUMENT RESUME ED 371 996 SO 024 038 AUTHOR Bjerstedt, Ake, Ed. TITLE Education for Peace: A Conference Report from Budapest. Peace Education Reports No. 10. INSTITUTION Lund Univ., Malmo (Sweden). Dept. of Educational and Psychological Research. REPORT NO ISSN-1101-6426 PUB DATE Feb 94 NOTE 151p. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Conflict Resolution; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; *Global Approach; Interdisciplinary Approach; Museums; *Peace; Teacher Education IDENTIFIERS *Peace Education ABSTRACT Eight papers and nine summaries of papers present themes and discussions addressed during the European Peace Research Association (EUPRA) conference in Budapest (Hungary) in 1993. Following an introduction with overview information regarding the conference, the first three sections present eight papers on areas studies, peace museums, concepts, and methods:(1) "Peace Education Across the Curriculum: Some Perspectives from New Zealand" (James Collinge); (2) "Peace Education in Lithuania: Experiences and Problems" (Algis Krupavicius);(3) "The Teaching of Conflict Resolution and Nonviolence in Australian Schools: A Context for Peace Education" (Max Lawsk.1);(4) "The Role of Peace Museums in Peace Edu(ation: A New Terrain for Peace Educators" (Terence Duffy);(5) "A Peace Museum as a Center for Peace Education: What do Japanese Students Think of Peace Museums?" (Kazuyo Yamane);(6) "'An Agenda for Peace' and the Role of Peace Education" (Nicholas Gillett); (7) "Project Work in Teacher Training as Part of Peace Education" (Hanns-Fred Rathenow); and (8) "Conflict-mitigation: Philosophy and Methodology" (Jan Oberg). Nine brief abstracts of other papers presented at the conference concludes the report.(CK) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** ' . .s.. U It DEPANTMENT OF EDUCATION Office ol Educatronal Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) dOCument haS been reproduced as receivedlitlihes from the porSOn Or organization originating it 0 Minor changes hate bean madeto improve roproduCtroo Outlay Points of vrew Or OprnlOns stated inthiSdoCU ment do not neCesSanly representofficial OERI positton or policy ? iel 4 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY qt. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" EDUCATION FOR PEACE: A CONFERENCE REPORT FROMBUDAPEST (EUPRA, NOVEMBER 1993) Ake Bjerstedt (Ed.) The European Peace Research Association(EUPRA) held its second con- ference in Budapest, Hungary, November 12-14,1993. Most of the activity took place in workshops focused on papersand c'iscussions dealing with specific themes. This report describes the proceedingsof the workshop on peace education. After an introduction with some overviewinformation about the con- ference, the report is divided into four parts.The first part contains three "area studies", that is papers reporting ondevelopment related to peace education in a special geographical area. Thesecond part includes two papers on the specialtheme of "peace museums". The third part,here labelled "Concepts and methods", has a somewhat moremixed character and comprises three papers. While parts 1-3contain full papers, the fourth part of the report presentsnine papers in brief abstract or summary form. Keywords: Conferen.., global approach,non-violence, peace education, peace research, war. 3 3 contents introduction 5 part 1: area studies 11 Peace education across the curriculum: Some perspectives from New Zealand (James Collinge, Wellington, New Zealand) 13 Peace education in Lithuania: Experiences and problems (Algis Krupavicius, Marijampole, Lithuania) 33 The teaching of conflict resolution and nonviolence in Australian scho-As: A context for peace education (Max Lawson, Armidale, NSW, Australia) 46 part 2: peace museums 59 The role of peace museums in peace education: A new terrain for peace educators (Terence Duffy, Londonderry, Northern Ireland) 61 A peace museum as a center for peace education: What do Japanese students think of peace museums? (Kazuyo Yamane, Kochi City, Japan) 73 part 3: concepts and methods 87 "An Agenda for Peace" and the role of peace education (Nicholas Gillett, Malpas, Cheshire, United Kingdom) 89 Project work in teacher training as part of peace education (Hanns-Fred Rathenow, Berlin, Germany) 109 Conflict-mitigation: Philosophy and methodology (Jan Oberg, Lund, Sweden) 125 4 4 pad 4: paper summaries 139 Some experiences in education towards peace in India (Mabel Aranha, Bombay, India) 141 Peace museums as potential instruments of peace education: Viewpoints expressed by members of the PEC network (Ake Bjerstedt, Malmö, Sweden) 143 The future of peace education: Orientation and evaluation (James Ca lleja, Valletta, Malta) 145 Peace education in the iniddle of a paradigm shift (Antonino Drago, Napoli, Italy) 146 Sartre on the psychology of passivity, pride, and resentment: A warning to peace educators (Haim Gordon and Rivca Gordon, Beer-Sheba, Israel) 147 "Why was the civil war in ex-1 ugoslavia first started in 1991?": The guiding question behind a student thesis. An example of peace education at theuniversity (Soren Keldorff, Aalborg, Denmark) 148 Young people's attitudes toward peace: A comparative research before and after the Gulf War (Alberto L'Abate and Riccardo Romiti, Firenze, Italy) 149 Peace education A problematic task in a violent world (Ingvar Rönnbäck, Lima Sweden) 151 Peace research: For peace or freedom? A critical examination (G. Kenneth Wilson, Uppsala, Sweden) 152 5 5 introduction 1 The first conference of the European Peace ResearchAssociation (EUPRA) took place in Firenze, Italy, in 1991. PEC arranged aseries of peace education sessions within that, reported in Peace EducationReports, No. 5 ("Peace education: Glimpses from the EUPRA Conferencein Firenze"). The second EUPRA Cr nference was held in Budapest,November 12-14, 1993. The setting was a hotel on the wooded hills ofBuda. We would have had a very beautiful view of the city, if Budapesthad not been surprised by heavy fog and snow during the conference days. Being more orless snowed in diminished the distractions of the city andmade the work of the conference concentrated and intense. The conference had about 135 participants (according tothe final list presented). Except for a "business meeting" (withfinancial reports, elections etc.), the total group met only for plenaries atthe very beginning and at the very end. Johan Galtungand Hakan Wiberg were the main speakers at the introductory meeting; the final plenary included brief reportsfrom the workshops. Most of the time, therefore, was devoted todiscussions and paper presentations in smaller groups, dealing with specificproblem areas, such as "Peace building and conflict resolution in theMiddle East", "Environ- mental security", or "Women's role in peace-keeping,peace-making and peace enforcement".The number of sessions devoted to a particulartopic varied depending on the number of people whohad expressed an interest in it in advance and the number of papers announcedfor each group. Workshop 7 on peace education had six sessions, which meantthat we could use all workshop time slots available (butthen were not able to attend any other workshops).Thus we were the largest subgroup withinthe conference. The number of participants varied slightly overthe sessions; we were 35 people when we circulated a name and addresslist in our first session. The participants represented 21 countries,including a broad range of non-European ones (Australia, Canada, India,Indonesia, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and the USA). The number of papersdepends on how you define a conference paper. If we use a liberal definition, wehad 25 papers. If we use a conservativedefinition, had 17. Or formulated in anothe: way: We had 17 main presentations (pal-s announced in our programin advance and 6 6 presented in the sessions by their authors); five additional papers that were circulated in advance, but whose authors were not able to come to Budapest; and three "surprise presentations" that were not announced in advance. All 25 presentations were available in writing and most had been distributed in advance to those who had informed the PEC office that they planned to participate. The 17 main presentations are listed here (arranged alphabetically according to author): Some experiences in education towards peace in India. (Mabel Aranha, Bombay, Int:da.) Peace museums as potential instruments of peace education: Viewpoints expressed by members of the PEC network.(Ake Bjerstedt, Malmö, Sweden.) The future of peace education: Orientation and evaluation. (James Ca Ileja, Valletta, Malta.) Peace education across the curriculum: Some perspectives from New Zea- land. (James Collinge, Wellington, New Zealand.) Peace education in the middle of a paradigm shift. (Antonino Drago, Napoli, Italy.) The role of peace museums in peace education: A new terrain for peace educators. (Terence Duffy, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.) "An Agenda for Peace" and the role of peace education. (NicholasGillett, Malpas, Cheshire, United Kingdom.) Sartre on the psychology of passivity, pride, and resentment: A warning to peace educators. (Haim andRivca Gordon, Beer-Sheba. Israel.) "Why was the civil war in ex-Yugoslavia first started in 1991?": The guiding question behind
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