During this past century there has been growth in social concern about horrific forms of violence, like ecocide, genocide, modern warfare, ethnic hatred, racism, sexual abuse and domestic violence, and a corresponding growth in the field of peace education where educators, from early child care to adult, use their professional skills to warn…

Modern school reform efforts stressing competition ignore the redemptive power of love to heal wounds that cause so many youngsters to despair, leave school, withdraw from society, and abandon productive futures. This article discusses 15 commonly identified forms of love that can help address the problems of violence and provide evidence of…

Schools are facing increasing levels of violence spawned by violent media and communities. In response, many educators employ peace education strategies to make schools safer and help students deal positively with conflict. This article summarizes these reform efforts, distinguishes among three levels of peace education, describes resources, and…

Details implementation of a peace education program in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, middle school in order to help students understand the nature of violence and to stress the potential of nonviolence in solving problems caused by conflict. Considers including peace efforts in the curriculum, learning and practicing nonviolence, and the effects of the…

Current efforts to create safe schools concentrate on peace-keeping and peace-making strategies (negative peace), that may enforce mutual mistrust and marginalize "suspicious" persons. Peace building tries to build beloved communities by providing nonviolent ways to empower students, model appropriate behaviors, and manage conflicts.…

Presents a case study of efforts by teachers in a large urban school district in Wisconsin to address problems of student violence by using peace-education strategies, describing district-wide initiatives, summarizing curricular reforms at the elementary and secondary levels, and explaining how urban teachers are teaching alternative…