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Shah, Syed Amir – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The current study focuses on the role of peacebuilding in the higher education sector of Pakistan's conflict-affected region of Balochistan. The research is an extended case study of the University of Balochistan. It addresses how the institution's peacebuilding agency has evolved in the face of ethnic conflict and the neoliberal reforms pursued…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Neoliberalism, Conflict, Universities
Terrell, Vanessa L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The topic of dialogue, especially as it pertains to interpersonal communication and conflict resolution, is an important issue as we continue to see increasing human conflicts occurring at all levels of society. As globalization continues to create greater complexity and increased global tensions, educators are increasingly being called upon to…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Interpersonal Communication, Conflict Resolution, Role of Education
Kennedy, Rozelia Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore the life and work of LaFayette, nonviolence and conflict reconciliation from an adult education perspective. This study explores LaFayette's life from an early age through his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, his contributions to adult education, and his current views on social change. The…
Descriptors: Biographies, Adult Educators, Peace, Conflict Resolution
Phillips, Tracey M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this dissertation was to assess the effectiveness of a faith-based curriculum to promote forgiveness. A psycho-educational curriculum entitled "Making Peace With Your Past: Help for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families" (Sledge, 1992) was offered to a 12-week mixed group in order to promote forgiveness and the desire…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Altruism, Prosocial Behavior, Program Evaluation
Saul, Melissa Sampson – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this research was to examine how internationals, Palestinians, and Israelis interested in developing and articulating a culture of peace understand their work within the broader context of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. This study employed critical qualitative methods including advocacy research and elements of critical…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Feminism, Peace, Foreign Countries
Rinker, Jeremy A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation is an attempt to understand the meta-narratives of justice operating within the "Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha, Sahayak Gana" (TBMSG), a dalit Buddhist social movement active in Maharashtra, India. The movement, a vestige of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's 1956 conversion to Buddhism, is actively fighting for dalits rights by…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Action, Conflict, Social Change