Title: A Conflict Resolution Approach to Peace Education in the Local Church
Abstract:School violence is a serious issue within the Korean educational setting, particularly in public schools. The suicide of a middle-school student in Daegu (Chosun Ilbo, Oct. 28, 2011) shocked Korean so...School violence is a serious issue within the Korean educational setting, particularly in public schools. The suicide of a middle-school student in Daegu (Chosun Ilbo, Oct. 28, 2011) shocked Korean society, especially within the education sector, and schools began to provide suicide prevention training to students. According to the “2009 National Survey Report on School Violence in Korea” by Chungyedan (2010), violence in school was the top issue of concern among students and parents in 2009. Chungyedan’s report indicates that the number of students involved in school violence was 25,301 in 2008, 24,825 in 2009, and 11,186 by June of 2011. The types of violence reported included intimidation and threats, abusive language and cursing, physical violence, racketeering, bullying, in addition to other harmful behavior. Due to the increase of violent behavior among youth in American and Korean societies (Miller, 1993; Chungyedan, 2010), peace education for young people, both in public schools and in the local church, is now crucial. This article seeks to address the issue of youth violence and peace education in two parts. In Part 1, the paper will review the general and academic understandings of peace and peace education as the theoretical background for a conflict resolution approach. In Part 2, this article will examine the necessity of peace education in local churches by conducting a survey among high school students in three local churches in the greater Seoul area. In conclusion, this paper will provide suggestions for future research and development of an effective curriculum for peace education for Christian educators in churches and in public schools.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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