Peace Education as a Controversial Issue: A Case Study of "the Peace Case"

• In Event: Moscone Center West Roundtable Session 9
  In Roundtable Session: Peace Education on the Ground: Transforming the Lives of Students, Teachers, and Communities

Abstract

This qualitative case study examines the Peace Case as it relates to peace education as a controversial issue and teachers’ freedom of speech. For this purpose, it discusses peace education as a controversial issue and examines a post-Garcetti case, which is known as “ the Peace Case.” The findings suggest that as teachers are the ones who address the “captive audience” as a requirement of their jobs, it is vital that they become legally literate. Given that the study of controversial issues is a central component of democratic education, teacher educators should rise to the challenge of enhancing the teacher education programs by incorporating particular courses directly handling controversial issues in the classroom.

Author

• Gulistan Gursel-Bilgin, Boğaziçi University