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Educating Youth for a World beyond Violence: A Pedagogy for Peace (Education, Politics, and Public Life)
H. Svi Shapiro
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Description for Educating Youth for a World beyond Violence: A Pedagogy for Peace (Education, Politics, and Public Life)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Education, Politics and Public Life. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Series
Education, Politics and Public Life
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230109339
SKU
V9780230109339
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99-15
About H. Svi Shapiro
H. SVI SHAPIRO Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
Reviews for Educating Youth for a World beyond Violence: A Pedagogy for Peace (Education, Politics, and Public Life)
"Few authors address the moral and spiritual dimensions of education as insightfully and accessibly as Dr. Shapiro. Far from an abstract philosophical treatise, this is a very concrete and provocative work of social/cultural criticism. An important book that I hope many people will read and consider deeply." - Sue Brooks, Professor and Chair of the Department of Secondary Education, SUNY, ... Read more