Education for Peace: A Conference Report from Budapest. Peace Education Reports No. 10.

Overview & Synopsis

Eight papers and nine summaries of papers present themes and discussions addressed during the European Peace Research Association (EUPRA) conference in Budapest (Hungary) in 1993. Following an introduction with overview information regarding the conference, the first three sections present eight papers on areas studies, peace museums, concepts, and methods: (1) "Peace Education Across the Curriculum: Some Perspectives from New Zealand" (James Collinge); (2) "Peace Education in Lithuania: Experiences and Problems" (Algis Krupavicius); (3) "The Teaching of Conflict Resolution and Nonviolence in Australian Schools: A Context for Peace Education" (Max Lawson); (4) "The Role of Peace Museums in Peace Education: A New Terrain for Peace Educators" (Terence Duffy); (5) "A Peace Museum as a Center for Peace Education: What do Japanese Students Think of Peace Museums?" (Kazuyo Yamane); (6) "'An Agenda for Peace' and the Role of Peace Education" (Nicholas Gillett); (7) "Project Work in Teacher Training as Part of Peace Education" (Hanns-Fred Rathenow); and (8) "Conflict-mitigation: Philosophy and Methodology" (Jan Oberg). Nine brief abstracts of other papers presented at the conference concludes the report. (CK)