NSTP Peace Education

Peace Education

is the process of acquiring the values, the knowledge and developing the attitudes, skills, and behaviors to live in harmony with oneself, with others, and with the natural environment.

Peace Building

is the development of constructive personal, group, and political relationships across ethnic, religious, class, national, and racial boundaries. It aims to resolve injustice in nonviolent ways and to transform the structural conditions that generate deadly conf Ict. Peacebuilding can include conf ict prevention; conf ict management; conf ict resolution and transformation, and post-conflict reconciliation.

A Holistic Understanding of Peace

Peace is both the absence of personal/direct violence, and the presence of social justice. The meaning of peace can be captured by the idea of a negative peace and the idea of a positive peace. Negative peace refers to the absence of war or physical/direct violence, while positive peace refers to the presence of just and non- exploitative relationships, as well as human and ecological well-being, such that the root cause of conf Ict is diminished.

Personal Level

refers to the development of inner harmony or inner integration characterized by such qualities as self- respect, self-conf dence, ability to cope with negative feelings (fear, anger, insecurity, and shame), and developing positive attitudes such as cheerfulness and optimism.

Interpersonal Level

is manifested by the relationship of an individual with one another.

terms for Interpersonal Level

1. Assertiveness

2. Respect

3. Concern for others

4. Cooperation

5. Open-mindedness

6. Humility

Social/national level

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

terms Social/national level

1. Social responsibility

2. Interdependence

3. Social justice

Global level

is concerned with attaining related issues that have global impact or scale such issues include among others the issue of unfair trade relations, racial discrimination, terrorism, militarization, environmental degradation, xenophobia, and others.

terms for Global level

1. Respect for the environment

2. Unity in the oneness of humankind

3. Religious appreciation

4. Cultural appreciation

Direct/Physical-Direct violence

as 'physically harming other humans with intention' and structural violence as 'harm to humans as a result of injustices in our societies'.

Structural

Structural violence refers to any scenario in which a social structure perpetuates inequality, thus causing preventable suffering.

Cognitive Phase

Students must be aware and understand

Active Phase

Students must take practical action

Affective Phase

Students must be concerned, respond and value