Peace Education

Peace

• Not just the absence of war. It is the wholeness of life where every person can live with dignity.

• The new name of peace is development

1. Personal

2. Interpersonal

3. Social/National

4. Global

Levels of peace

Personal

development of inner harmony or inner integration characterized by self-respect, self-confidence, ability to cope with negative feelings, and developing positive attitudes

Interpersonal

relationship of an individual with another

Assertiveness

Interpersonal; capacity to express one’s views and rights without being aggressive

Respect

Interpersonal; recognize the worth of others regardless of differences

Concern for others

Interpersonal; awareness and understanding of needs, feelings, and conditions

Cooperation

Interpersonal; Capacity and willingness to work with others to achieve a common goal

Open-mindedness

Interpersonal; willingness to approach difficult sources of information, people, events with a critical but open mind

Humility

Interpersonal; virtue to accept and recognize that others may have the ability similar or more than you; enables you to accept your own limitations

Social/National level

concerned with addressing issues that affect society and its social, political, and economic components

Social responsibility

Social/National; awareness for the responsibility of common welfare and readiness to work for it

Interdependence

Social/National; aware of the impact of decisions/actions of individuals/groups on one another

Social Justice

Social/National;  awareness and recognition of the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights, especially of the more marginalized sectors of society and the willingness to promote and defend them

Global level

attaining related issues that have global impact or scale

Respect for the environment

Global; recognizing the importance of the resources in the environment

Unity in the oneness of humankind

Global; importance of being one and other humans as the semblance of God’s power and love

Religious appreciation

Global;  ability to respect and appreciate the presence of people with religious beliefs other than his own

Cultural appreciation

Global;  recognition of the presence of different cultures to learn from one another

Peace Education

• Directed to the full development of the human personality

• Strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms

• Aims to develop international understanding and universal brotherhood

Culture of peace

• Achieved when citizens of the world:

  • Understand global problems;

  • Have skills to resolve conflicts and struggle for justice nonviolently;

  • Live by international standards of human rights and equity

  • Respect for earth and each other

• Can only be achieved with systematic education for peace

Culture

where values, meaning and worldviews are developed