Abstract

ESQUIVEL MARIN, Cristela Georgina  and  GARCIA BARRERA, Myrna Elia. Education for Peace and Human Rights in the creation of values for the solution of school conflicts. Justicia [online]. 2018, n.33, pp.256-270. ISSN 0124-7441.  https://doi.org/10.17081/just.23.33.2892.

The concept of a culture of peace, involves values, attitudes, behavior and life styles; this last concept is important, because it involves life change vision, where the idea of thinking in others and not only in ourselves to achieve a true and peaceful coexistence is implied. Education for peace suggests to develop values such as justice, cooperation, solidarity, the development of personal autonomy and decision making among others. In the other side, it involves to question about anti-ethical values for a culture of peace, values such as: discrimination, intolerance and indifference, among others. Education for peace and to respect for human rights in order to develop values, attitudes, behaviors and life styles of people through interaction in society and also for promoting non-violent forms of conflicts resolution based on justice, freedom and autonomy. Human rights are based on coexistence and human accomplishment whose practice makes feasible the development of the human being. The focus of teaching human rights, implies a proposal for education that intends to orient students and their socialization regarding personal ethical behavior with social responsibility in order to have a critical person and promote a culture of respectful of human dignity.

Keywords : Conflict; human rights; education; peace and values.

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