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A thinking piece: the role of language in education for peace
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Abstract Iran is a country of great ethnic diversity. Although the official language of the country is Farsi, more than 8 other languages and hundreds of dialects are spoken throughout the country. This great ethnic diversity has led to emergence and growth of different cultures and religions (both official ... view more
Iran is a country of great ethnic diversity. Although the official language of the country is Farsi, more than 8 other languages and hundreds of dialects are spoken throughout the country. This great ethnic diversity has led to emergence and growth of different cultures and religions (both official and non-official). This great diversity has potential for cultural growth and development. In recent years, many non-governmental organizations have made great efforts to teach children peace in different ways. The biggest motivation for these trainings are: to end misbelieves toward education, and professing to equal citizenship rights for all the ethnic groups. In the past 20 years, the issue of the right to equal education has been a hot topic of discussion in most non-governmental children’s researches. This refers to the promotion of peace culture, by peace-based educational programs for all age groups, from the beginning pre-school education stages. A group of active consultants and educational planners did a lot of work in this way. They held lots of workshops and meetings, and achieved successful programs with positive results.... view less
Keywords
Iran; peace education; ethnic group; peace
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Education and Pedagogics
Free Keywords
culture of peace; ethnic group; ethnic diversity; non-governmental organizations; equal education
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 199-207
Journal
Society Register, 3 (2019) 4
ISSN
2544-5502
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed