Conflict, coexistence and culture of peace. The resolution of conflicts in the school environment as a preparation for peace

Abstract

The article studies central aspects and contemporary perspectives on alternative forms of conflict resolution, specially in the educational field and school in particular, considering that these spaces are of decisive importance in the preparation for peacebuilding in the framework of the exercise of democratic citizenship. The subject is approached from an interdisciplinary perspective and examined with particular reference to recent experiences in countries such as Spain and Colombia. Together with the theoretical and methodological review of the different forms of conflict resolution in the educational field and especially in the school environment, the article exposes and analyzes the results and projections of recent experiences carried out in centers active in the field of education, construction of coexistence and culture of peace. The work focuses in particular on the work carried out by the International Network of Training of Mediators «Xesús R. Jares», promoted by the Spanish Embassy in Colombia, UNESCO and a group of universities and educational entities all of whom highlight the valuable contribution in the matter of the Spanish philosopher who gives the name to this Network.

Keywords

• conflicto
• convivencia
• métodos de resolución de conflictos
• ámbito educativo
• cultura de paz