The Role of Teachers in Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion in Rwanda and South Africa: synthesis report
This report contributes both to theory and practice in the field of teachers, education and peacebuilding
Abstract
This report is an output of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) / UK Department for International Development ‘Pathways to Poverty’ Alleviation Research Grant lead by the University of Sussex in collaboration with the University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa (2014-2017). The research was carried out in partnership with on-the-ground researchers in the 2 participating countries and sought to contribute both to theory and practice in the field of teachers, education and peacebuilding, developing multiple theoretically-informed, policy-relevant outputs.
There are 3 policy briefs for this report:
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Policy brief no 5 provides a summary of the report
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Policy Brief no. 4: ‘Professional Development for Teachers for Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion in Rwanda and South Africa’
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Policy brief no 3: ‘Engaging Teachers in Peacebuilding in Post-conflict context: Curriculum and Textbooks in Rwanda and South Africa’
Citation
Sayed, Y. et al (2018): The Role of Teachers in Peacebuilding and Social Cohesion in Rwanda and South Africa: synthesis report: ESRC/DFID Research Report, University of Sussex, UK