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Akdeniz Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 2020, Vol. 14(34) 84-105

Freirean Dialogue for Peace Education: A Promising Pedagogy for Grassroots Peace in the Middle East

Gülistan Gürsel-Bilgin

pp. 84 - 105   |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.29329/mjer.2020.322.4

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Abstract

The relatively few studies focused on the inter-ethnic/inter-religious encounter/dialogue initiatives between Israel and Palestine emphasize the failure of these efforts in promoting tolerance and mutual respect. However, with all the tools of the 21st century to change the recurrent history, we have every reason to be hopeful for a peaceful future. This paper presents an overview of Arab-Jewish dialogue projects in order to reveal future directions towards achieving critical dialogue as a foundation for peace education from the grassroots. For this purpose, the dialogue encounters in the Israel and Palestine are portrayed as they are operated by non-governmental organizations, international third-party interventions, and schools. Next, drawing from a number of dialogue scholars, the notion of Freirean dialogue is presented. Finally, Freirean dialogue is proposed as an effective pedagogy in order to eliminate the barriers undermining dialogue between the two groups for a grassroots peace movement.

Keywords: Dialogue, Dialogic Pedagogy, Encounter, Freire, Grassroots Peace Education, International Third-Party Interventions, Israel and Palestine, Transformative Education

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APA 7th edition
Gursel-Bilgin, G. (2020). Freirean Dialogue for Peace Education: A Promising Pedagogy for Grassroots Peace in the Middle East. Akdeniz Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 14(34), 84-105. https://doi.org/10.29329/mjer.2020.322.4

Harvard
Gursel-Bilgin, G. (2020). Freirean Dialogue for Peace Education: A Promising Pedagogy for Grassroots Peace in the Middle East. Akdeniz Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 14(34), pp. 84-105.

Chicago 16th edition
Gursel-Bilgin, Gulistan (2020). "Freirean Dialogue for Peace Education: A Promising Pedagogy for Grassroots Peace in the Middle East". Akdeniz Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 14 (34):84-105. https://doi.org/10.29329/mjer.2020.322.4

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