Overcoming school violence: challenges and potential of UNESCO associated schools in Brazil, Canada and Mozambique

Autores

  • Ranilce Guimarães-Iosif Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Lynette Shultz University of Alberta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25755/int.8499

Palavras-chave:

UNESCO Associated Schools, School violence, Education in Brazil, Canada and Mozambique.

Resumo

UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPnet) hold great potential for addressing issues of violence whether at the school or community level or beyond. This study of ASPnet schools in Brazil, Canada and Mozambique suggests that these schools’ focus on strengthening the mechanisms of democracy, inclusive citizenship, and conflict transformation that creates a particularly effective dialogic space for critically and collectively engaging with conflict. The study contextualizes the UNESCO ASPnet projects in relation to creating a culture of peace, provides current data collected through interviews with over 100 school teachers, administrators, parents and students. The investigation suggests that UNESCO ASPnet schools provide ways of overcoming violence and transforming conflict through attention to human rights, democracy, respect for diversity, and global perspectives on sustainability and world issues.

Biografia Autor

Ranilce Guimarães-Iosif, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa

Professor Associado do Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa. Áreas de investigação: Didáctica das ciências; Conhecimento e desenvolvimento profissional de professores; A discussão de questões sociocientíficas na educação em ciências; Integração das TIC na educação em ciências.

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Publicado

2016-02-19

Como Citar

Guimarães-Iosif, R., & Shultz, L. (2016). Overcoming school violence: challenges and potential of UNESCO associated schools in Brazil, Canada and Mozambique. Revista Interacções, 11(38). https://doi.org/10.25755/int.8499