Peace and Conflict Resolution Education Working Group
The Nova Southeastern University Peace and Conflict Resolution Education Working Group brings together students, scholars, teachers, and community leaders dedicated to fostering peace in schools worldwide. We believe that schools, students and educators are powerful peacemakers who can drive global change.
What We Do
To equip and empower schools globally to become builders of peace, we engage in key activities:
- Training: We train teachers, students, and educational leaders in conflict resolution skills.
- Engagement: We attend and host conferences on peace and conflict resolution education.
- Research and Publishing: We publish research on best practices and partner with communities worldwide to implement peace and conflict resolution education programs.
What is Peace and Conflict Resolution Education?
Peace and conflict resolution education is an exciting "big tent" which embraces activities and curriculum that make our schools more peaceful within, and empowers them to contribute to peace in their global and local communities. This means peace and conflict resolution educators:
- train peer mediators.
- train teachers/administrators in resolving conflict.
- create and teach curriculum on the causes of prejudice, violence and conflict.
- create and teach curriculum on nonviolent alternatives to conflict.
- create and teach curriculum that challenges racism, sexism, classism and other prejudices and curriculum that fosters tolerance.
- work with young people as they advocate for more just and peaceful communities.
- teach about the causes of poverty.
- advocate for human rights.
- work with adjudicated students to restore them to their communities.
- directly call for peace in war or violence-torn communities.
Why Schools, Students, and Teachers?
As Gandhi powerfully argued, "If we are to build real peace in the world, we must start with the children."
For more information, please contact Cheryl Duckworth, Ph.D.