Thématique N°8

Cultures of Peace : Portraits and Perspectives - Social and Educational Stakes (2000)

The culture of peace takes many different paths according to the way it manifests itself and based on the social, cultural and educational contexts in which it is embedded. This is why it is best to consider that there are many cultures of peace, whilst allowing the reader to become aware of various situations from which so much thought may emerge. This issue bears witness to this multidimensional aspect.

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Summary

• Introduction by Jean Hénaire
• Utopia and Reality in a Culture of Peace, by Verdiana Grossi
• A Trial Analysis of Coexisting at Secondary School, by Véronique Truchot
• Young People Participating in Ordinary Violence, by Michel Vuille
• Caught between Violence and Learning: The Everyday Lives of Underprivileged Children in a Montreal Neighbourhood as Witnessed by Two Specialists
• Adult Education, Culture of Peace and Educational Partnership : The Experience of the National Association for Adult Literacy and Education (ANAFA) in Senegal