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Brantmeier, Edward J., Ed.; Lin, Jing, Ed.; Miller, John P., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
"Spirituality, Religion, and Peace Education" attempts to deeply explore the universal and particular dimensions of education for inner and communal peace. This co-edited book contains fifteen chapters on world spiritual traditions, religions, and their connections and relevance to peacebuilding and peacemaking. This book examines the…
Descriptors: Jews, Conflict, Cultural Awareness, Christianity
Caldwell, Dan – Teaching Political Science, 1977
This paper explains how to conduct a SALT simulation with upper division undergraduate and/or graduate students who have a limited background in international relations. Playing time is approximately four weeks. It is suggested that an introductory course devoted to reading, lectures, and discussions precede the simulation. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Disarmament, Higher Education, International Relations, Peace
Reardon, Betty – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1978
Questions of disarmament and the legitimacy of the nation-state system should be the core of peace education and should comprise a major aspect of citizenship education. The approach to peace education should be cognitive and affective, intellectual and political, and should be initiated in the early elementary years. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Citizenship, Disarmament, Elementary Secondary Education
Institute for World Order, New York, NY. – 1981
Methods are offered for developing college-level peace and world order programs designed to stimulate critical problem identification and creative problem solving and to equip students for the political complexities of the struggle for peace. The manual is organized into four sections. Section 1 contains four essays by students in peace and world…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Global Approach
Teaching Tolerance, 1993
Classroom activities for examining effects of war and contemplating world peace are derived from the story of Sadako, a Japanese girl who died as a result of atomic bomb radiation. Making paper cranes, as Sadako did, and participating in schoolwide programs are suggested for primary, middle, and upper grades. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Techniques, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education

Sorenson, Mary Eileen – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that the United Nations, though often restricted by Cold War events, has had a resurgence as the hope for a true global forum for the world's pressing issues. Maintains that the need to teach about peacekeeping and model conflict resolution skills is crucial in today's world. (CFR)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Grade 7

Wells, Margaret – History and Social Science Teacher, 1985
Peace education requires that teacher and student be seen as co-learners. The student must be seen as an active learner, not a passive recipient of teacher lectures or narratives. Students' thinking on peace/war issues should be the starting point and the continual reference point in the curriculum. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Curriculum
United Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. United States Committee. – 1975
Designed for elementary-grade students, these resource materials provide activities which relate the global concepts of peace and interdependence to the direct experience of the child. Subunits on world food supply, world health, and the world mail system use simulation and role-playing activities to help learners see how the things that they…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Global Approach
World Law Fund, New York, NY. School Program. – 1972
These newsletters are a regular feature of the edition of the Progress Report sent to teachers, and further, supplement the World Law Fund's catalog of publications. Issues provide teachers with professional information on materials and techniques for teaching about world order. Typical inclusions present sample lesson plans and unit descriptions,…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Disarmament, Economic Development
Jackson, Robert M.; And Others – 1973
The manual consists of six easy to use simulation exercises for foreign relation classes at the secondary level. The games are designed to teach decision making skills, to sensitize students to the manner in which Americans have come to view the world, to help students understand the need to manage problems before they become too severe, and to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conflict, Decision Making, Developing Nations
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. – 1968
This is the sixth of seven resource units for a twelfth grade course on value conflicts and policy decisions. The topic for this unit is war and peace. The objectives are listed as to generalizations, skills, and values. The double-page format related objectives to pertinent content, teaching procedures, and instructional materials. This unit…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Course Content, Current Events, Educational Objectives
Spencer, Bruce – Convergence, 2006
Is there really a connection between "adult education" and "peace" today: or are many of today's adult educators so busy they are not interested in the big issues of the day? Or is it perhaps that concerns about "world peace" appear to be too remote to be influenced by adult education initiatives? The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Peace, Adult Educators, Social Action
Efird, L. Julian – 1978
This document provides a description of the Model United Nations (MUN) program, its educational benefits, an overview of its practice within the United States, and outlines methods for using the MUN as a teaching tool. A total of 72 MUNs involving high school and college students was reported in 1977-78. As a simulation, the MUN provides…
Descriptors: Debate, Decision Making Skills, Educational Programs, Experiential Learning
Zola, John; Zola, Jaye – 1985
Intended for educators interested in providing peace and nuclear war education in the public schools, this publication examines the nature of peace and nuclear war education, rationales for its inclusion in the public school program, and ways to deal with the controversial nature of the topics. The first of eight chapters presents a four-fold…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Coping