Module 3: Education and Peace
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Purpose
This module investigates the important role education plays in supporting a country’s peacefulness.
Lesson Overview
This module is designed to challenge the students to think about education and its role in building peace. The activities in this module ask the students to think about the many factors that influence the availability and acceptability of education, exploring the challenges in offering universal education.
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this module the students will be able to:
- Explore the correlations between education, economic development and productivity
- Appreciate the role of education in breaking the poverty cycle and contributing to peace
- Examine the factors that influence the availability and acceptability of education
- Use the Global Peace Index to examine issues of peace within and between countries
- Articulate ways to encourage universal education and promote peace
- Work collaboratively, share opinions and respect others
This table is a helpful guide to the activities in Module 3: Education and Peace.
| Activities |
Class Time * |
Handouts to be copied and distributed |
| Activity 1: Why is education important? |
4x 45-minutes |
| #1 |
What does education mean to me? |
| #2 |
Education makes a difference |
| #3 |
Reading the instructions |
| #4 |
Why is reading important? |
| #5 |
Global Peace and Education |
| #6 |
World Map (coloured by peacefulness) |
| #7 |
Reflective Journal - Why is education important? |
|
| Activity 2: Education for All |
4x 45-minutes |
| #8 |
Millennium Development Goals and Eduction for All |
| #9 |
Education priorities |
| #10 |
Tanzania and Education |
| #11 |
Slum survivors - reality in Nairobi's Kibera |
| #12 |
Education in Kenya |
| #13 |
Reflective Journal - Education for All |
|
| Activity 3: Girls and Education |
2x 45-minutes |
| #14 |
Educating girls and contributing to peace |
| #15 |
Pakistan: Militants announce ban to girl's education in Swat |
| #16 |
Reflective Journal - Girls and Education |
|
| Activity 4: Making education possible and building peace |
3.5x 45-minutes |
| #17 |
Child labour undermining universal education |
| #18 |
Limited resources |
| #19 |
Improving peace in the future through education |
| #20 |
Reflective Journal - What is needed for education and peace |
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