Teaching for Peace and Social Justice in Myanmar: Identity, Agency, and Critical

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Bringing together scholars and educators based in Myanmar, the USA, the UK, Denmark, and Thailand, this book presents new perspectives and research on the struggle for social justice and peace in Myanmar at this critical juncture. It shows how actors from diverse backgrounds and regions of Myanmar are drawing from their identities, evoking their agency, and using critical pedagogy to advance social justice and peace. The chapters provide the compelling life stories of the authors, specific examples of what they are doing, and insights of how their work might be applied to other contexts. The topics discussed include addressing structural violence, peace curriculum development, identity-based conflict, teaching the history of the country, promoting inclusion, civic education, critical pedagogy, teacher agency, and agendas of research funding for peacebuilding. The foreword and afterword, written by well-known scholars of Myanmar, address the relevance and importance of the book vis-a-vis the current social and political crisis following the February 2021 military coup.

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Mary Shepard Wong is Professor and Director of TESOL Field-Based Programs at Azusa Pacific University, USA. She is a three-time Fulbright Scholar (Hong Kong, Burma, Taiwan) and author/editor of four books including, as lead editor, Spirituality and English Language Teaching: Religious Explorations of Teacher Identity, Pedagogy, and Context (2018).

Table of Contents

Foreword, Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung (University of Massachusetts, Lowell, USA)Introduction: Teaching for Peace in Myanmar: What's at Stake?, Mary Shepard Wong (Azusa Pacific University, USA)Part I: Agency1. Promoting Inclusion with Pro-Social Capital: From English Language Teachers to Agent of Social Change in Myanmar, Kyawt Thuzar (Independent Consultant, Myanmar) and Zoe Matthews (Art Resilience Consulting, Thailand and UK)2. Lessons Learned Facilitating Dialogue to Bridge Divides within and between Diverse Communities in Myanmar, Kaung Zan (Independent Peace Educator, Myanmar) and Joanne Lauterjung (Independent Consultant, Myanmar and Thailand)3. Case Studies in Using Creative Dialogue Structures to Foster Reflective Learning in Myanmar, Kaung Zan (Independent Peace Educator, Myanmar) and Joanne Lauterjung (Independent Consultant, Myanmar and Thailand)Part II: Identity4. Changing Narratives and Transforming Conflict through Non-formal Education for Youth in Rakhine State, Melanie Walker (University of New South Wales, Australia), Ko Thant (Independent Peace Educator, Myanmar) and Soe Khine (Independent Peace Educator, Myanmar)5. Reframing Policy and Practice: Languages in Education as Resources for Peace in Myanmar, Jasmine Tintut Williams (Columbia Teachers College, USA) and Erina Iwasaki (Columbia Teachers College, USA)6. Designing Peace Education for Community Based Action within Myanmar: Reflections of a Collaborative Approach, Grace Michel (UC Berkeley, USA) and Arkar Phyo Thant, (People in Need, Myanmar) and Katie Zanoni (University of San Diego, USA)Part III: Critical Pedagogy7. Peace Education in Myanmar's Middle School Curriculum: A Qualitative Study of Educator and Expert Perspectives, Kinsa San Yi (Independent Consultant, Myanmar), Naw Sah Blute (Thabyay Education Foundation, Myanmar) and Radka Antalíková (Thabyay Education Foundation, Myanmar)8. Putting Down Our Weapons When We Talk About History: Using Primary Sources Documents to Teach Multiple Perspectives on Burma's Past, Rosalie Metro (University of Missouri-Columbia, USA) and Aung Khine (Mote Oo Education, Myanmar)9. Researching Peacebuilding in Myanmar: Framing Research Questions with Our Grandparents' Moral Imagination, Tony Waters (Payap University, Thailand)Conclusion: Raising the Stakes: Re-Envisioning Socially Just Education for Myanmar, Mary Shepard Wong (Azusa Pacific University, USA)Afterword, Ashley South (Chiang Mai University, Thailand)ReferencesIndex

Review

As Myanmar's brave people again reject the authoritarian quashing of their democratic rights, this excellent book reports the effort of educators to construct an alternate future. Sustainable peace is possible only by redressing legitimate grievances, overcoming inequities, and building an integrated society respectful of diversity. Mary Shepard Wong's volume is a vital instalment in understanding education as peacebuilding. * Joseph Lo Bianco, Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne, Australia *A timely and critical collection of scholarship which brings together diverse dialogues, experiences, and reflections on the practices of working towards peace in our classrooms across and beyond Myanmar. * Elizabeth Maber, Assistant Professor in Sociology of Education, University of Cambridge, UK *A practical book offering numerous insights into how reflective educational approaches and respect for linguistic and cultural diversity can facilitate peace and positive social change. The case studies, written by Myanmar practitioners and their international colleagues, will be of great interest to educators and others in Myanmar and beyond * Christina Fink, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, USA *This edited book is a beautiful and passionate compilation of reflections on education, pedagogy, peace and social justice in Myanmar. With contributions from both seasoned scholars and junior researchers, and academics and practitioners from both outside and inside Myanmar, the book carries with it a strong Myanmar voice and innovative insights on the potential and possibilities education's role in supporting the construction of sustainable peace. Whilst tinged with sadness as a result of the 2021 military coup, the books multiple authors' carry with them the hope that the legacies of their peacebuilding work in education is laying the foundations for the current civil disobedience movement (CSM). * Mario Novelli, Professor in the Political Economy of Education, University of Sussex, UK *Using their own stories, and representing Myanmar's diverse ethnic and religious identities, the contributors to this timely volume show that education's opportunity for radical transformation can be realized only by acknowledging and working through political obstacles. They might say: If you want peace, educate for justice. * Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, Singapore *

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Brings together scholars, local teachers, peace workers and activists to present new perspectives and research on the struggle for peace and peace education in Myanmar.

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"As Myanmar's brave people again reject the authoritarian quashing of their democratic rights, this excellent book reports the effort of educators to construct an alternate future. Sustainable peace is possible only by redressing legitimate grievances, overcoming inequities, and building an integrated society respectful of diversity. Mary Shepard Wong's volume is a vital instalment in understanding education as peacebuilding." -- Joseph Lo Bianco, Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne, Australia "A timely and critical collection of scholarship which brings together diverse dialogues, experiences, and reflections on the practices of working towards peace in our classrooms across and beyond Myanmar." -- Elizabeth Maber, Assistant Professor in Sociology of Education, University of Cambridge, UK "A practical book offering numerous insights into how reflective educational approaches and respect for linguistic and cultural diversity can facilitate peace and positive social change. The case studies, written by Myanmar practitioners and their international colleagues, will be of great interest to educators and others in Myanmar and beyond" -- Christina Fink, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, USA "This edited book is a beautiful and passionate compilation of reflections on education, pedagogy, peace and social justice in Myanmar. With contributions from both seasoned scholars and junior researchers, and academics and practitioners from both outside and inside Myanmar, the book carries with it a strong Myanmar voice and innovative insights on the potential and possibilities education's role in supporting the construction of sustainable peace. Whilst tinged with sadness as a result of the 2021 military coup, the books multiple authors' carry with them the hope that the legacies of their peacebuilding work in education is laying the foundations for the current civil disobedience movement (CSM)." -- Mario Novelli, Professor in the Political Economy of Education, University of Sussex, UK "Using their own stories, and representing Myanmar's diverse ethnic and religious identities, the contributors to this timely volume show that education's opportunity for radical transformation can be realized only by acknowledging and working through political obstacles. They might say: If you want peace, educate for justice." -- Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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Brings together scholars, local teachers, peace workers and activists to present new perspectives and research on the struggle for peace and peace education in Myanmar.

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Brings scholars into dialogue with educators and peace workers based in Myanmar to present new perspectives and research on peace education and social justice in Myanmar

Details ISBN1350184071 Short Title Teaching for Peace and Social Justice in Myanmar Series Peace and Human Rights Education Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1350184071 ISBN-13 9781350184077 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-06-30 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle Identity, Agency, and Critical Pedagogy Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-06-30 UK Release Date 2022-06-30 Pages 264 Illustrations 10 bw illus Author Mary Shepard Wong Edited by Mary Shepard Wong DEWEY 370.11509591 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2022-06-29 We've got this

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