Role of Art Education in Peace Building Efforts among Out‐of‐School Youth affected by Armed Conflict in Zamboanga City, Philippines

Abstract

This article looks into the value of art education in helping out‐of‐school adolescents to reintegrate to the local community due to armed conflicts in Zamboanga City, Southern Philippines. Using focus group discussion, which was carried out with adolescents living in transitory sites, permanent shelters and informal settlements in the city, findings have revealed that participants in the programme gained knowledge, developed positive attitude and communication skills and practiced peace building behaviours that benefited them, their families and the community at large because of their involvement in the programme. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Gender in Peacebuilding

“…Introduction Even though it has been happening for a long time, the use of art to build peace has been attracting growing interest in the field of peace and conflict since the 1990s. In the context of the increasing focus on 'internal wars' (Bergh and Sloboda, 2010), 'everyday peacebuilding' and the 'local turn' (Bleiker, 2009;Kim, Kollontai and Yore, 2016;Labor, 2018;Rizzolo and Schuler, 2003;Zelizer, 2003), scholars and practitioners acknowledge the potential of art to transform conflicts and build peace. They highlight the ways in which art initiatives can contribute to healing, building peaceful environments, stimulating creativity for peacebuilding and building bridges and bringing people together by valuing and harnessing differences to move beyond othering (Marshall, 2014).…”

Connecting Sustainable Human Development and Positive Psychology through the Arts in Education: A Systematic Review

“…In the article by Rauduvaite and Yao [62], based on the research of Vasiliauskas [99], emotions are an important component in the structure of values. Likewise, Labor [65] indicates that exposure to arts programs has led to the formation of upright attitudes and positive practices [100][101][102]. In the article by Rauduvaite and Yao [62], students who have worked in theatre develop positive attitudes and a willingness to act and be part of an environmental change.…”

“…In the article by Rauduvaite and Yao [62], students who have worked in theatre develop positive attitudes and a willingness to act and be part of an environmental change. Studies by Labor [65] have also revealed that participants in an arts program acquire knowledge, develop positive attitudes and communication skills and practice peacebuilding behaviors. In short, the objective of artbased methods is, like that of competency focused education, to strengthen self-knowledge and a positive self-concept and to analyze life, its phenomena, and the relationship of oneself with these [75].…”

Art Education And Its Impact Effects On Modern Students

“…Among the most significant effects of art we will highlight such as the development of personality creative potential, ethical principles and aesthetic ideals, socio-cultural children and youth adaptation to prevent, if necessary, correct antisocial behaviour, form a culture of interethnic communication and respect for the world different nations artistic traditions (Labor, 2018;Clarke & Basilio, 2018).…”