Principles and practices of peace education

Principles and practices of peace education explores how peace might be built in everyday classroom practice. It can be used as individual study or as a basis for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with a larger group. It introduces layers of peace education for children and young people, including inner-peace and wellbeing; interpersonal peace through positive relationships and constructive approaches to conflict; and critical thinking about the world beyond the classroom.

The course introduces theories and practice of peace education from across the UK and beyond. As well as simple, practical ideas for use in the classroom, it offers links to materials for further study and curriculum planning. This course will also be relevant for people working with children and young people in informal and community settings.

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The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others.

This course was produced in collaboration with Quakers in Britain.

Anyone wishing to provide evidence of their enrolment on this course is able to do so by sharing their Activity Record on their OpenLearn Profile, which is available before completion of the course and earning of the Statement of Participation.

There will be two events by the OU and Quakers in Britain to mark the launch of this new course and all are welcome to attend. To register for the upcoming online talk by Professor Hilary Cremin, ‘How do educators build a culture of peace?’, please visit the Eventbrite page. You can also find a link on this page to the upcoming workshop for educators run by Quakers in Britain.