Monitoring the effects of an education for peace program: An Israeli perspective

• Authors: Michal Arnon , Yair Galily
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the current study was to monitor the changes that individual participants experienced as a result of taking part in a peace education program. The findings of prior analyses led to the understanding that participating in a peace program does not always ensure positive changes and may even cause a regression in attitudes. The present study was conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the researchers learned about the processes that participants underwent during a peace education program and accordingly, a reinforcement program to restore/rehabilitate any negative attitudes was formed. In the second stage, the effectiveness over time of this reinforcement program was evaluated. The study’s findings show that engaging in reflection about the workshop content, especially when it is oriented towards positive thinking, is effective in reinforcing attitudes among participants who underwent a positive change in attitudes, and at the same time helps to rehabilitate attitudes among those participants who underwent a negative change. It is recommended that future peace education programs include at least three parts: preliminary preparation, the program itself, and follow-up/reinforcement activity after completion of the program.

Keywords

EN

peace education; reflection; attitudes; reinforcement

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Human Affairs
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 531-544

Dates

published

2014-10-01

online

2014-10-02

Contributors

author

Michal Arnon

• Wingate Institute

author

Yair Galily

• Interdisciplinary Center (IDC)

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s13374-014-0247-4