Creating Peaceable Schools
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 567, S. 170-185
ISSN: 0002-7162
Considers the idea of peaceable schools, which, in practice, would create environments where there is less chance of violence & where teachers & administrators would spend less time disciplining students & more time encouraging learning. The pursuit of peaceable schools is informed by peace-making criminology, the public health approach to violence prevention, & a critique of the dominator model of US society. For peaceable schools to exist, the foundation of a peaceable community is needed. Building toward this goal requires community-based support & programming for nonviolent approaches to conflict. A review of one community-based program serves to highlight the necessity to get youths involved in programming designed to serve youths. Overall, the process of creating peaceable schools is shown as long & arduous, yet meaningful & rich in possibilities. 1 Figure, 18 References. Adapted from the source document.