International Institute on Peace Education 2008
July 28 - August 4, 2008 * Haifa, Israel

Online Application Deadline: March 1, 2008

The International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) 2008 will take place from July 28 to August 4 in Haifa, Israel hosted by the Jewish-Arab Center and the Center for Research on Peace Education (CERPE) of the University of Haifa and the Center of Critical Pedagogy of Kibbutzim College of Education. The event is being co-organized by the above hosts and the Peace Education Center at Teachers College, Columbia University in partnership with Global Education Associates.  IIPE 2008 will explore the theme of “Critical Pedagogy: Educating for Justice and Peace."  For more information and to apply click here>>

IIPE & CIPE: Learning Communities for Social Transformation

Peace education is often described as education for social transformation. Social transformation is a process, we believe, best pursued and sustained cooperatively and communally. The IIPE and CIPE embrace community as a central organizing principle for facilitating social change and transformation. The IIPE and CIPE function as “learning communities.”  Learning communities are intentionally designed spaces where people become engaged in learning toward a common purpose. More specifically the IIPE and CIPE are non-formal learning communities comprised of peace educators who are collectively engaged into the common inquiry of how peace learning can help prepare individiuals and communities to confront, challenge, resist and ultimately eliminate violence in all its forms and manifestations.     For more information about the IIPE and CIPE click here>>