Children Understand War and Peace (Hardcover)

Preface.

Introduction: Understanding Peace, Conflict, and War Louis Oppenheimer, University of Amsterdam;
Daniel Bar-Tal, Tel Aviv University;
Amiram Raviv, Tel Aviv University.

DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES.

Children, War, and Peace: A Review of Fifty Years of Research from the Perspective of a Balanced Concept of Peace EducationLennart Vriens, Utrecht University.

I Know What You Are Thinking: The Role-Taking Ability and Understanding of Peace and WarIlse Hakvoort and Louis Oppenheimer, University of Amsterdam.

The Peace Personality Robert C. Ziller, Dahlie S. Moriarty, and Stephen T. Phillips, University of Florida.

Toward a Positive Conception of Peace Orlando Lourenco, University of Lisbon.

SOCIALIZATION AND EXPERIENCE.

Cultural Socialization and Conceptions of War and Peace: A Cross-National Comparison Katherine Covell, University College of Cape Breton.

Concept Formation of War and Peace: A Meeting Point Between Child Development and a Politically Violent Society Raija-Leena Punam trade, University of Helsinki.

Children, Peace, and War in Northern Ireland Frances McLernon and Ed Cairns, University of Ulster.

Beliefs About War, Conflict, and Peace in Israel as a Function of Developmental, Cultural, and Situational Factors Amiram Raviv, Tel Aviv University;
Daniel Bar-Tal, Tel Aviv University;
Leah Koren-Silvershatz, Israeli Ministry of Health;
Alona Raviv, Tel Aviv University.

Peer Relationships and Children's Understanding of Peace and War: A Sociocultural Perspective Solveig trade Goteborg University.

Correlates, Consequences, and Cross-Cultural Issues Michael R. Van Slyck, Research Institute for Dispute Resolution;
Marilyn Stern, State University of New York, Albany;
Salman Elbedour, Ben Gurion University at Negev.

LEARNING IN SCHOOLS.

Teaching Conflict and Conflict Resolution in School: (Extra-)Curricular Considerations Kathy Bickmore, University of Toronto.

Teaching an Understanding of War and Peace Through Structured Academic Controversies Patricia G. Avery, David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson, and James M. Mitchell, University of Minnesota.

Learning Conflict Management Through Peer Mediation Robin Hall, Charles Sturt University.

Types of Peace Education Ian M. Harris, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

About the Editors.

About the Contributors.

Index.