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Betty A. Reardon is a world-renowned leader in the fields of peace education and human rights; her pioneering work has laid the foundation for a new cross-disciplinary integration of peace education and international human rights from a gender-conscious, global perspective. This collection of reflective inquiry and ongoing research gathers essential works on peace education and human rights (1967-2014) and provides access to Reardon's key works. These texts have been foundational to the field of peace education during the past five decades of her practical experience. The unique conceptualization of a holistic framework for organizing content and the practical and specific descriptions of pedagogies for the practice of critical peace education in schools and universities, have made them essential resources for peace educators around the world; several have already become standard texts for basic courses in the field. The book also includes an overview of Reardon's career and a bibliography of her publications.
List of contents
Part I About the Author and the Framework of the Book.- Professional Biography of the Author: A Life in Peace learning.- Reardon's publications archived in the Canaday Center for Special Collections, The University of Toledo.- Part II Generations of Reardon's Professional Formation and Practice as Reflected in Selected Essays: First Generation - The Foundations 1963 - 1985.- The World Law Fund: World Approach to International Education.- Transformations into Peace and Survival: Programs for the 1970s.- Part III Generations of Reardon's Professional Formation and Practice as Reflected in Selected Essays: Second Generation - The Formation 1985 - 2000.- The Fundamental Purposes of a Pedagogy of Peace.- Toward a Paradigm of Peace.- Part IV Generations of Reardon's Professional Formation and Practice as Reflected in Selected Essays: Third Generation - Framing for Futures 2001 - 2014.- Human Rights Learning: Pedagogies and Politics of Peace.- Human Rights and the Renewal of the University.
Summary
Betty A. Reardon is a world-renowned leader in the fields of peace education and human rights; her pioneering work has laid the foundation for a new cross-disciplinary integration of peace education and international human rights from a gender-conscious, global perspective. This collection of reflective inquiry and ongoing research gathers essential works on peace education and human rights (1967-2014) and provides access to Reardon’s key works. These texts have been foundational to the field of peace education during the past five decades of her practical experience. The unique conceptualization of a holistic framework for organizing content and the practical and specific descriptions of pedagogies for the practice of critical peace education in schools and universities, have made them essential resources for peace educators around the world; several have already become standard texts for basic courses in the field. The book also includes an overview of Reardon’s career and a bibliography of her publications.
