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Educapaz Course on-line : Leadership for Peace
an article by Peter C. Newton -Evans
Course Title : Leadership for a Culture of Peace
Description: We examine the need to transform our
thinking about the nature of human beings,
society, and especially leadership, in order to
foster a culture of peace. A new conceptual
framework is presented for service-oriented
leadership, focused on personal and social
transformation.
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- Instructor: Juanita Hernandez, M. A.
- Dates: June 20 to August 3, 2014
- Duration: 6 weeks
- Cost : Free (after registration and
selection )
- Requirements: at least secondary education
- Limited capacity : 20 people
- Certificate: from Anisa
Colombia
Sign up at
http://www.educacionparalapaz.org .
"The reality of man is his thought. " What we
usually think becomes manifest in our actions.
When working for a culture of peace, leading a
transformation of society, above all we must
believe that peace really is possible. Therefore,
the first step in preparing to exercise this
leadership involves a critical analysis of our own
convictions about this crucial time in which we
are privileged to live.
The course begins with a reflection on the crisis
of our times , leading to the conclusion that we
are living in a time when a paradigm shift is
happening, characterized by processes of both
integration and disintegration. Everyone is called
upon to reflect on their own position in this
reality, inspiring him/her to become more actively
engaged with the process of integration.
Next, a critical analysis of prevailing mental
models is performed in three core areas: the
nature of human beings, society and leadership,
examining some common beliefs that impede the
development of leadership for a culture of peace,
beliefs that are not consistent with the latest
scientific research.
Having questioned these mental models , the way is
open to consider a new style of leadership focused
on personal transformation and the transformation of
society, delving into each of the following six
elements:
Service-oriented Leadership
The purpose of leadership : personal
transformation and collective transformation
The fundamental moral responsibility to
investigate and apply the truth
A conviction of the fundamental nobility of
the human being
Transcendence
Capacity .
This conceptual framework of leadership that has
been called different names - moral leadership,
instructional leadership , transformational
leadership and leadership now for a culture of
peace - has had an impressive impact on the
thousands of people who have studied it in face-
to-face workshops in Latin America, as in other
continents. Therefore, we are happy to make it
available now digitally, to make it accessible to
many more people.
(Click here for a Spanish version of this article)
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DISCUSSION
Question(s) related to this article:
What do you think of this curriculum for training peace educators?,
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Latest reader comment:
The Campus Peace Educators Training Program (Abuja, Nigeria, May 2007) shall cover the following curriculum :
- Introduction to Integrated Campus Peace Education (Campus Peace Keeping, Campus Peace Making and Campus Peace Building Techniques)
- Universal Principles for Peace
- Human Development and Character Education
- Campus Conflict and Violence
- Fundamental Principles of Campus Peace Education
- Educating for Peace on Campus
- Principles and Techniques of Campus Conflict Resolution
- Teaching Methods and Principles
- Programs and Policies for Campus Peace (UN Peace Day, Campus Peace Day, etc)
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