Table of Contents

Contents: Preface. Part I: The Concept.G. Salomon, The Nature of Peace Education: Not All Programs Are Created Equal. I. Harris, Conceptual Underpinnings of Peace Education. D. Bar-Tal, The Elusive Nature of Peace Education. D. Perkins, Paradoxes of Peace and the Prospects of Peace Education. R. Firer, The Gordian Knot Between Peace Education and War Education. S. Shapiro, Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Peace Education. E. Staub, From Healing Past Wounds to the Development of Inclusive Caring: Contents and Processes of Peace Education. Part II: Underlying Principles.N. Tal-Or, D. Boninger, F. Gleicher, Understanding the Conditions and Processes Necessary for Intergroup Contact to Reduce Prejudice. D. Bar-On, Conciliation Through Storytelling: Beyond Victimhood. C. Kadushin, D. Livert, Friendship, Contact, and Peace Education. A. Nadler, Postresolution Processes: Instrumental and Socioemotional Routes to Reconciliation. S.B. Shapiro, The Commonality of the Body: Pedagogy and Peace Culture. C. Soudien, Memory Work and the Remarking of the Future: A Critical Look at the Pedagogical Value of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Peace. Part III: The Practice.J. Leman, Belgium: The Triangle of Peace--Education, Legislation, Mediation. D. Corkalo, Croatia: Peace Education in New Democracies. S. Ozacky-Lazar, Israel: An Integrative Peace Education in an NGO--The Case of the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace at Givat Haviva. M. Hadjipavlou, Cyprus: A Partnership Between Conflict Resolution and Peace Education. R. Hertz-Lazarowitz, D. Eden, Israel: Empowering Arab and Jew: School Leadership in Acre. E. Cairns, M. Hewstone, Northern Ireland: The Impact of Peacemaking in Northern Ireland on Intergroup Behavior. C. Mukarubuga, Rwanda: Attaining and Sustaining Peace. P. Enslin, South Africa: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a Model of Peace Education. Part IV: The Research.C. McCauley, Head First Versus Feet First in Peace Education. I. Maoz, Conceptual Mapping and Evaluation of Peace Education Programs: The Case of Education for Coexistence Through Intergroup Encounters Between Jews and Arabs in Israel. B. Nevo, I. Brem, Peace Education Programs and the Evaluation of Their Effectiveness.

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Baruch Nevo, Gavriel Salomon

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"...an extraordinarily rich intellectual effort aimed at explicating psychological concepts and processes that are embedded in the practice of peace education in many regions of the world."
—Contemporary Psychology"...this volume meaningfully engages readers in thinking critically about peace education by presenting a wide variety of diverse ideas, perspectives and programs from around the world."
—Journal of Moral Education