Restorative Classrooms: Critical Peace Education in a Juvenile Detention Home

Author(s)

Cheryl Lynn Duckworth, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

ORCID ID

0000-0002-9322-3005

Publication Title

Peace and Conflict Studies Journal

ISSN

1082-7307

Publication Date

9-1-2011

Abstract

This article describes several of the more successful critical peace education methodologies and perspectives that I was able to bring to my classroom in a juvenile detention home. For example, reflective writing and community analysis of nonviolent peace movements formed the core of my curriculum, as did critical analysis of the social processes of stereotyping and dehumanization. As a result, numerous students grew in their ability to write, express empathy with others, identify bias and articulate critical analysis of their schools, among other political systems. This analysis will contribute to the growing body of work on the practice of critical peace education.

Volume

18

Issue

2

First Page

234

Last Page

262

NSUWorks Citation

Duckworth, C. L. (2011). Restorative Classrooms: Critical Peace Education in a Juvenile Detention Home. Peace and Conflict Studies Journal, 18 (2), 234-262. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_facarticles/323