Critically Evaluating Peace Education Materials in Nagasaki

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Here in Nagasaki, many schools offer peace studies programmes, or individual classes and activities related to "peace." Much of this is, of course, understandably motivated by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by American forces on August 9, 1945. As the city recovered over the ensuing decades, local and regional governments have been very active in fostering a comprehensive peace education programme at every level of education. How can "peace" be framed and effectively implemented as an academic subject within this framework? What kinds of teaching materials and resources are available, and how effective are they? In this short article, we hope to give at least a glimpse into a growing, interesting area of study. Templates and strategies for text evaluation and assessment have been applied to a selection of local, authentic and non-authentic materials which can be applied to peace education. These critical perspectives were discussed in an earlier paper about the efficacy of Japanese culture in ELT texts. In this study, the materials are not, for the most part, commercial in nature, and emerge from three streams: Nagasaki from an ethnographic perspective: from a literary perspective; and from the perspective of electronic or "new" media. Some conclusions for further study will be drawn.
活水女子大学の論文
2006-03-31