In a time of unprecedented social and economic crisis, this book represents a challenge to the orthodoxy that shapes our vision of educational purpose. It argues that now, more than ever, there is a moral imperative for educators to assume responsibility for helping to bring about a culture of peace and non-violence.

Autorentext

H. SVI SHAPIRO Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.

Inhalt
Giving Peace a Chance Truth and Violence The Violence of Invisibility Undoing the Narrative of Competition Justice then Peace Violence and the Crisis of Meaning Critical Citizenship A Pedagogy of Peace