Educating Peace Professionals Thailand.ppt

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EDUCATING PEACE PROFESSIONALS

HAL CULBERTSON

OCTOBER 21, 2010


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OVERVIEW

Is peace studies a form of professional

education?

What skills do our students need for careers

in peace?

What implications does this have for peace

studies curricula and pedagogy?


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COMPARING CURRICULAR ORIENTATIONS

LIBERAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL

Free the individual

to think

independently

Focus on broad

issues of self,

society and the

world

Critical thinking

Prepare individual

for participation in

community of

practice

Focus on issues

relevant to

identified

community of

practice

Professional

capabilities and

judgment


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INTEGRATING PERSPECTIVES


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TWO SIDES OF PEACE STUDIES

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES SIDE PROFESSIONAL SIDE

Focus on understanding ofcauses of conflict andapproaches to peace

Articulation of well-

reasoned perspectives oncurrent issues of war andpeace

Local and global citizens(Nussbaum CultivatingHumanity)

Preparation for careersfocused on peace and

conflict

Skills in conflict analysis

and resolution, mediation,advocacy, leadership, etc.

Peace builders, peace

advocates, peace leaders


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WHAT DRIVES PROFESSIONAL SIDE?

Professional community

Alliance for Conflict Transformation research report

Cross-cultural experience

Need for skills beyond conflict resolution

Field emphasizes change in world

Unlike other studies (medieval, Asian, etc.)

Student interest


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WHAT SKILLS DO OUR STUDENTS NEED FORCAREERS IN PEACE?


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A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY

What careers would you like your students to

pursue after they complete your program?

What aptitudes/skills will they need to be

successful in those careers?


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Concept: John Paul Lederach, Katie MansfieldDesign: Michael Swoboda


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SKILL SETS NEEDED

Milieu

Organization

Job


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SOME SKILLS THEY MIGHT NEED

Job Mediate conflict

Analyze current conflicts or peace initiatives

Advocate for rights of disadvantaged group

Organization

Prepare materials for media or web on current conflict Write grant proposal for peace project

Manage a peace or conflict resolution initiative

Design/Evaluate a peacebuilding strategy

Develop coalition to support policy recommendation

Milieu

Integrate peace perspectives into other professional areas Communicate across cultural barriers

Adapt to different cultural situation

Defend peace work against nay-sayers


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HOW SHOULD WE ADDRESS THESE KINDS OFSKILLS IN OUR CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY?


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TOOLS

Experiential learning/reflective practice But remember the need for processing experience

Courses/assignments that prepare fororganization and milieu Pay particular attention to courses that help students

integrate with non-peace organization orenvironment Law and social change course

Case studies/simulations/role plays Technique in professional schools for stimulating

reflection on dilemmas of practice


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AN EXAMPLE: INTERNATIONAL NGO MANAGEMENT

MA course, with some undergraduates

Focus on NGO governance, personnel,

fundraising, project planning, and evaluation

Assignments all surround development of

project plan and grant proposal for real

project

Course has led to links with business school

nonprofit management program


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CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS

Students need skills beyond conflict resolution to

function effectively in peace related positions

While a peace studies program cannot teach all of

these skills, focusing on a few career-relevant skillsas part of your learning goals can help launch

student careers in peace and conflict

Experiential learning may be promoting this kind of

learning, but support is also needed in the

classroom and throughout the curriculum

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