Educating for a Culture of Peace. 2004, Heinemann. (Grades K-12)
Suggests ways in which teachers can approach issues such as peace and nonviolence, cooperation and partnership, and promotion of democratic character.
Living and Teaching in An Unjust World: New Perspectives on Multicultural Education. 2001, Heinemann. (Grades K-12)
The essays in this book explore the just and unjust issues of schooling, the need to move beyond teaching about culture to facilitating self-discovery, and the way classrooms mirror larger society.
Nurturing the Peacemakers in Our Students: A Guide To Writing and Speaking About Issues of War and of Peace. 2006, Heinemann.
Intended for teachers of students in grades 6-12, this book demonstrates that through reading, discussing, and writing about narratives of children who have experienced war, students can make connections between what they see, hear, and read through the media about military conflicts and their human consequences. The ideas suggested in this book can be adapted to be used with younger children.
Teaching Conflict Resolution through Children's Literature. 1999, Teaching Resources. (Grades K-2)
This book provides classroom activities and resources for teaching conflict resolution strategies to children. Included are recommended books to support activities.
Teaching Young Children in Violent Times: Building a Peaceable Classroom, 2nd. ed. NAEYC and Educators for Social Responsibility
Helps teachers create a Peaceable Classroom where children learn peaceful alternatives to the violent behaviors modeled for them in society. This extensively revised and updated edition features new material for a post-September 11th world, including a new chapter on helping children deal with violence in the news.