What do teachers need to become a peace educator? The competencies of teachers for peace education
Empowering Multiculturalism and Peacebuilding in Schools, IGI Global, ss.179-197, 2020
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2827-3.ch008
- Yayınevi: IGI Global
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.179-197
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In the recent era, the borders among countries have become more accessible. This fact makes cultural differences an important issue to be taken into consideration. It is a well-known fact that all of these differences can easily be seen in many communities. Thus, building and keeping peace are very important for any type of communities. In order to manage that, individuals should learn how to be peacemakers. This process is called peace education. This fact brings the importance of the factor of "teacher" to the forefront. Considering these, the qualities of teachers who are peace educators have become an important issue to be discussed. Thus, the aim of this chapter will be identifying what kind of characteristics a teacher should have during peace education process. The "White Pigeon Model" is presented for a peace educator's characteristics. This model includes knowledge, skills, and personal characteristics of a peace educator. They are discussed in detail.