ART IN EDUCATION : 2007-08
Proposed Theme
Main theme of workshops : Education for Peace
Sub Theme : (I) Peace in the World
(a) Concept of Peace, its definitions, need for Promotion of Peace
(b) The history of wars & Conflicts and understanding of Peace in this context.
(c) New Perspectives & Understanding of Peace in the absence of war : non violent social systems, capacity to live together in harmony
(d) Forms of violence in our social system : Hunger, injustice
the fundamental challenge to Humanity posed by cutting edge technology, genetic manipulation
(e) Peace Movement gains global momentum: National & International initiatives for Peace.
(a) School as a Nursery of Peace.
(b) Physical & Emotional violence in schools
(c) Aspects of Present School System that cause stress/disturbance & violence.
(i) examinations
(ii) corporal punishment
(iii) Excessive competition (iv) greed, selfishness, authoritarian streak, rebellious nature, (v) Media induced violence (vi) Violence in the system
(D) Conflict Resolution in Schools
· Understanding the attitudes that cause violence
· Alternatives to violence, dealing with conflict constructively, cooperatively and non-violently.
· Conflict Mapping to understand better the various aspects related to conflicts
· Which are the parties involved in the conflict
- What are their needs
- What are their major points of disagreement
- What are the skills needed to address the problem eg communication skills
- Road Map to chart course of action.
- Burden of Expectations on teachers
- Burden of Expectations on students
(E) Conflict Tracking
· Enabling management & students to see how conflict can escalate destructively Case studies
· Identification of steps that should have been taken to resolve it peacefully
· Was the conflict hidden or ignored for too long
· Conflict Resolution some experiences
(IV) Pedagogical skills and strategies
Stage specific approach for implementation of peace Education
(A) Study of Religion as a source of Value Generation
(B) Religion as a source of contention, divisions intolerance & Conflicts &fall out of fanaticism
(C) Commonality of all Religions
(D) Understanding the need for rational & reflective vision
(E) Need for individual change in behaviour and attitudes.
Sub Theme IV Peace and the Environment
(a) Harmony within Humanity & environment
(b) Understanding the goals and meanings of development
(c) Understanding the global trends of unsustainability and inequality
(d) Peace and its value for sustainable development.
(a) Learning to live together in the family at home and in the school family (adjustment need)
(b) Kinds of conflicts prevalent in neighborhoods, families dormitories, classes
(c) Learning to think together
(d) Learning to work together
(e) Learning to achieve together
(f) Understand interdependence, its need and rationale
(a) Understanding others their traditions customs, cultures, spirituals values and history diversity mutual respect shared goals.
(b) Inner Peace in the individual self
· value of prayer
· value of truth.
· Value of inner change for peace
· Understanding of the concept of the self and the other
· Understanding man-made divisions