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CCID 38 th Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV February 22-24, 2014

CCID 38 th Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV February 22-24, 2014. Peacebuilding : A Path to Global Competency David J. Smith Independent Consultant George Mason University. Peacebuilding: A Definition.

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CCID 38 th Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV February 22-24, 2014

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  1. CCID 38th Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV February 22-24, 2014 Peacebuilding: A Path to Global CompetencyDavid J. SmithIndependent ConsultantGeorge Mason University

  2. Peacebuilding: A Definition Originally conceived in the context of post-conflict recovery efforts to promote reconciliation and reconstruction, the term peacebuilding has more recently taken on a broader meaning. It may include providing humanitarian relief, protecting human rights, ensuring security, establishing nonviolent modes of resolving conflicts, fostering reconciliation, providing trauma healing services, repatriating refugees and resettling internally displaced persons, supporting broad-based education, and aiding in economic reconstruction. As such, it also includes conflict prevention in the sense of preventing the recurrence of violence, as well as conflict management and post-conflict recovery. In a larger sense, peacebuilding involves a transformation toward more manageable, peaceful relationships and governance structures—the long-term process of addressing root causes and effects, reconciling differences, normalizing relations, and building institutions that can manage conflict without resort to violence. – Peace Terms, U.S. Institute of Peace

  3. Peacebuilding: A FrameworkStrategic Peacebuilding Paths John Paul Lederach and Katie Mansfield, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

  4. Essential Questions • What is peacebuilding? • How can it promote global competency? • How is it being advanced in community colleges today? • What are the implications for student learning, career development, and a college mission? • What are resources available for faculty, students, and administrators?

  5. Peacebuilding: An Applied Science Building a House Plan Tools Resources (materials, money, vehicles, etc.) Labor Scenario: Work for an NGO working in a conflict zone where there is violence/tension due to religious/cultural differences Building Peace ? ? ? ?

  6. Advancing Global Competency • Students engage in exploring contemporary global issues • Students consider implications for personal, collective, corporate, and governmental action • Students reflect on their role as a global citizen • Students develop global awareness, applicable skills (conflict analysis, language, etc.), and increased confidence levels • Students develop career and personal objectives

  7. Academic Forms in Community Colleges • Academic Degree/Non Degree Programs (30 U.S. and Canadian community colleges) • Peace Studies • Conflict Resolution/Management • Stand Alone Courses/Course Infusion • Introduction to Peace Studies • Human Rights and International Law • Conflict Resolution Techniques • Study Abroad • Troika Program (students, faculty) • Fulbright (faculty, administrators) • Experiential Learning • Model UN • International Negotiations Modules Project • Freirian approaches to learning (Paulo Freire) • Community Based Learning • Peace Fairs • Service Learning

  8. Implications for Student Learning, Career Development , and a College Mission • Tapping often unrecognized strengths of students (language, travel, maturity, careers) • Provide career/professional goals = increased rates of completion and transfer • Integration among a range of disciplines (social sciences, humanities, vocational education [health sciences, business], ESOL, etc.) • Provide connections including to transfer institutions, local/global NGOs, local communities, and diaspora groups

  9. Resources • Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource (USIP Press, 2013) • Professional Development • U.S. Institute of Peace, American Red Cross, etc. (and book appendix resources) • My blog: davidjsmithblog.wordpress.com • Conferences/meetings • George Mason University, June 2014 • Scottsdale Community College, April 2014 • Conflict Resolution Education Connection

  10. Thank you! David J. Smith, MS, JD Educational Consultant and Peacebuilding Trainer Rockville, MD (Washington, DC) 240-855-4556 http://davidjsmithblog.wordpress.com/ davidjsmith@davidjsmithconsulting.com davidjsmith@fulbrightmail.org @davidjsmith2013 http://bookstore.usip.org/books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=358277

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