IME 622 - Peace, Conflict and Education

Unit(s): 3

This course examines how education systems and initiatives respond to conflict and violence in a variety of forms - such as war, genocide, and displacement. We will explore the fields of emergency education and peace education, as well as go in-depth into case studies of providing refugee education, developing national curricula in post-conflict contexts, and ensuring quality education in protracted conflicts. A main thematic of the course will be the dual potential of education to, on the one hand, indoctrinate and perpetuate violence; and, on the other, the possibility for education to contribute to peace, human rights and social justice.

Restriction: College restricted to School of Education
School of Education