Education in Peace Rebuilding
The Problem
Conflict and a loss of education greatly affect youth
Refusal to Return to Education
years spent away from the classroom a source of embarrasment
Schools are shelled quick
Spending on education significantly lower after conflict as more money is allocated towards defense spending
following exposure to conflict many children have problems with linguistic skills and cognitive development (Elbert, et al., 2009), and thus present specific learning and support needs
behavioral issues outside of conflict
The solution
Establishing Education with society in mind addresses both of these issues
catalyst for peace building, particularly at a school and community level, by providing a platform for re-establishing social bonds and forming partnerships with government once the conflict subsides
Youth post conflict seen as active security threats, youth bulges or seen as homogeneous victims that ignore cultural context
in mitigating fragility through community-based initiatives as this helped build local ownership and confidence and increase transparency and accountability from the bottom up.
Education used negatively
uneven distribution of education can be a means of creating or preserving of economic, social and political privilege.
Education is also a weapon in cultural repression, and the production or doctoring of textbooks to promote intolerance
When the endeavour to create a national consciousness frames approaches to designing history education, education policymakers typically regard inquiry‐based learning as a threat to collectiveness or solidarity.
it can also be a way of contributing to conflict transformation or re-creation of conflicts fuelling grievances, stereotypes, xenophobia and cultural repressions
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Crisis and conflict negatively affect the education of 80 million children