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An Alternative To Violence In Education, Michelle Savard
An Alternative To Violence In Education, Michelle Savard
Peace and Conflict Studies
It is imperative that transformative educators understand how education can be manipulated to serve political and authoritarian agendas and to recognize its subtle manifestations in order to reshape education for the purposes of fostering peace, cooperation and acceptance. Bush and Saltarelli (2000) assert that in its extremes, education can have “two faces”. It can be used as a tool to stimulate political unrest, foster hatred, justify violence and promote inequities; or in the case of peace education, facilitate the reconstruction of fragile states. Yet peace education programs continue to be criticized for their lack of rigorous evaluations largely by those …
Engaging The Faculty: Developing Content And Writing Support, Eric Mason, Chris Netterville, Jacob Weiers
Engaging The Faculty: Developing Content And Writing Support, Eric Mason, Chris Netterville, Jacob Weiers
CAHSS Faculty Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia
In this roundtable, presenters gather information on interactions with university faculty and writing centers. Upon reflection, they will ask participants to collaborate on discussing best practices concerning the development of workshops and overall supportive content for faculty in order to help promote the teaching of writing from a writing center perspective.