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Framing Peace: Thinking about and Enacting Curriculum as Radical Hope
Hans Smits (Ed.)
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Description for Framing Peace: Thinking about and Enacting Curriculum as Radical Hope
Paperback. The language of frames suggests the need to rethink self and other in fostering ethical relationships as a foundation for peaceful existence. As whole and in each of its parts, this book encourages us to think about peace as an urgent and fundamental responsibility of curriculum at all levels of education. Editor(s): Smits, Hans; Naqvi, Rahat. Series: Complicated Conversation. Num Pages: 269 pages. BIC Classification: JNFR; JNKC; JNMT; JNSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
The language of frames suggests the need to rethink self and other in fostering ethical relationships as a foundation for peaceful existence. Educational writers and practitioners from many parts of the world, including New York, Denver, Minneapolis, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Israel, and Canada offer their perspectives on peace as an aim of curriculum. Possibilities for learning about peace conceived in terms of Jonathan Lear's (2006) notion of radical hope are illustrated in the contexts of diverse settings and challenges: the aftermath of apartheid in South Africa, re-imagining post-colonial history curricula in Zimbabwe, exploring the meanings of ... Read more
The language of frames suggests the need to rethink self and other in fostering ethical relationships as a foundation for peaceful existence. Educational writers and practitioners from many parts of the world, including New York, Denver, Minneapolis, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Israel, and Canada offer their perspectives on peace as an aim of curriculum. Possibilities for learning about peace conceived in terms of Jonathan Lear's (2006) notion of radical hope are illustrated in the contexts of diverse settings and challenges: the aftermath of apartheid in South Africa, re-imagining post-colonial history curricula in Zimbabwe, exploring the meanings of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Condition
New
Series
Complicated Conversation
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781433122415
SKU
V9781433122415
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About Hans Smits (Ed.)
Hans Smits (PhD in curriculum studies from the University of Alberta) is retired as an associate dean from the University of Calgary. He was a recipient of the Ted T. Aoki award for contributions to curriculum in Canada. Recent books include (with Lund, Panayotidis, Smits, and Towers) Provoking Conversations on Inquiry in Teacher Education (Peter Lang, 2012) and (with Rahat ... Read more
Reviews for Framing Peace: Thinking about and Enacting Curriculum as Radical Hope
We are reminded daily of the precariousness of life as the mass media portray a pervasive culture of violence. This book offers a curriculum response to this portrayal, reminding us that peace education is a pedagogical obligation both to take notice and to present a counternarrative to this dominant message. The authors of this volume demonstrate convincingly that peace is ... Read more