Transrational Perspectives in Peace Education

This volume explores how peace education can contribute to the unfolding of collective and individual potentials for peace and conflict transformation. It emphasizes the importance of cultivating a relational process that honors the interconnectedness of educators, students, researchers, and participants in all their human faculties, including the rational, embodied, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions. It discusses the nexus between transrational peace philosophy, elicitive approaches to conflict transformation, and peace education, and highlights the productive tensions that arise in different geographical spaces, classrooms, and within and between us.

Format: Hardback
Length: 110 pages
Publication date: 01 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into the profound role of peace education in unlocking collective and individual capacities for peace and conflict transformation. It explores the art of cultivating a relational process that recognizes the interconnectedness of educators, students, researchers, and participants across all their human faculties, encompassing the rational, embodied, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions. Recognizing the intricate and ever-evolving nature of these dimensions, the book explores the intricate interplay between transrational peace philosophy, elicitive approaches to conflict transformation, and peace education.

In the first part, the book delves into the foundations of transrational peace philosophy, situating it within the broader realm of peace education. It examines the transrational perspective's unique insights and perspectives, highlighting their potential to enhance peace education practices. The second part delves into the practical application of transrational perspectives in peace education. It explores how educators can integrate transrational insights into their teaching methodologies, fostering a deeper understanding of conflict resolution and peacebuilding.

Eight distinguished researchers and practitioners contribute their expertise to this book, engaging in productive tensions that unfold across diverse geographical spaces, within classrooms, and within and between us. Through embodied, affective, societal, and transpersonal lenses, they explore the multifaceted potentials of transrational perspectives in peace education.

Transrational Perspectives in Peace Education serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners alike. It encourages them to experiment with and embrace the multifaceted dimensions of transrational perspectives within peace education, fostering a more holistic and transformative approach to conflict resolution and peacebuilding. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Peace Education, further contributing to the field of peace studies and education.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032659251