Losing ground: a critical analysis of teachers’ agency for peacebuilding education in Sri Lanka.

Autor: Lopes Cardozo, Mieke T.A., Hoeks, Celine C.M.Q.
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Zdroj: Journal of Peace Education; Apr2015, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p56-73, 18p
Abstrakt: This paper aims to explore the agency of teachers for peacebuilding education in Sri Lanka through a critical multiscalar analysis of the interplay between context – education policies and governance – and agent – teachers as strategic political actors. It draws on two studies conducted in Sri Lanka in 2006 and 2011 to give insight into a changing context from conflict to post-conflict. While peace education and social cohesion were high on the political agendas before the official ending of the conflict, the need for a continuous and integral peace education approach seems to be losing political ground in present-day Sri Lanka. The paper seeks to contribute to the broader debate on the complex role of education and teachers in conflict and post-conflict situations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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