Teaching (Winter 2022)

As guest editor, I could not be more pleased with both the quantity and quality of the submissions for this issue! “Teaching peace” resonated with […]

The concept of praxis exists in the space between theory and practice related to human interaction with the world, a rift that is not easily […]

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (Ohio, USA)  INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY 2021: PEACE EDUCATION FOR AN EQUITABLE AND  SUSTAINABLE WORLD LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE  It is a privilege […]

Peace education is a needed area of educational programming that is relevant to all learners and most critical in vulnerable communities impacted by wars, conflict, […]

Quality of life is important to all of us. Love, equality, security, and harmony in human relationships contribute, but it may not be easy to […]

When we think about peace, we often relate it to war, famine, global catastrophes, but what about everyday peace? What about inner peace?  These last […]

Where does the material that makes up a tree come from? When asked that question, many of our students turned to the soil for answers, […]

Among all types of violence in the U.S, the one that affects the greatest number of youth is dating violence. The same holds true of […]

For the past few years, a renewed interest in emancipatory education has been gaining steam from the larger masses within higher education.  Though isolated generations […]

In my formative years I struggled with a lot of things outside the classroom—tying my shoes (didn’t learn until I was 7), riding a bike […]

Teaching peace requires teaching about the world as it is, the world as it can be without violence, and practical steps toward that peaceful world.  […]

The bestselling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People—Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey was released in 1989. In August 2011, Time magazine […]

Truthfully, I do not believe that we can accurately, successfully, or productively discuss women in nonviolence or peace-driven movements without looking through an intersectional lens. […]

Humans, biologically speaking, are just like any other mammal: animals with basic needs and instincts that occasionally use their brain to govern the present world. […]

Francisco Burgos is Executive Director of Pendle Hill, a Quaker study and retreat center in Pennsylvania, where he previously served as Director of Education. Prior […]

Feet on the ground, one after the other. Forward momentum, steep angle ahead, elevation gain. Familiar and free, this trail is accessible to people like […]

I began life with a cry, A cry said that something inside was not in harmony with this world of buzzing confusion. Beyond my inner […]

Introduction I wrote “I Too Dream” in the summer of 2020 as my response to a justly famous poem by Langston Hughes, “I Dream A […]

I found in harrowed wanderings a path where heroes lie The pain which brings one here was evident in nature’s sigh Moss which covered trees […]

Greetings, PJSA! We write this just a few weeks after some of us were able to see each other in person for the first time […]