Dictionary
Ahimsa
Aptitude
Agapé
Ashoka
Source : http://switzerland.ashoka.org/fr
Right action
Other definitions Action is the expression of the inner voice translated into action. It’s the right thing to do according […]
Love
Link between love and peace Love is one of the strongest feelings, and when experienced by the recipient (baby, child, […]
Soothing
For example, we can calm a class by having them listen to faint noises around them, or soothe a student […]
Whole school approach
School climate
This environment is continually shaped by the violence or harmony of human interaction. It is affected in particular by the […]
Citizenship
In a strictly legal sense: Citizenship; all the rights attached to this title. Source: Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th […]
Social cohesion
Global citizenship
– social and civic skills (including the functions of government, human _x0092_rights, peace-building and conflict resolution);– understanding the world (including […]
Collaboration
Civility
Civism
Civic-mindedness and citizenship – in the broad sense of civic behavior – are about deep respect for the community and […]
A climate of peace
In situations of cultural diversity, this climate of peace is based on the reciprocity of benevolent attitudes and behavior between […]
Cognitive biases
Cause
Attitude
Definition relating to the culture of peace and education for living togetherDisposition, posture or psychological reaction, which may be positive, […]
CENAC
Source : http://www.non-violence.ch/
Authority
Citizen of the world
Source: Graines de Paix
Bientraitance (populations in exile)
Transverse capacity
Cross-disciplinary skills are bound to evolve and change through lifelong learning. They only manifest themselves_x0092_’by being applied to situations and […]
Humanistic skills
Critical thinking skills
These skills enable us to better understand others, change points of view, analyze and master situations, decide whether or not […]
Interpersonal skills
weave, develop and maintain human relationships interact with mutual respect, consideration and empathy sensitive, attentive listening develop dialogue and mutual […]
Life skills
List of life skills personal skills (self-knowledge, values and abilities, etc.) emotional skills (emotional intelligence) psychosocial skills (interacting harmoniously) intercultural […]
Peace-critical skills (peace-critical thinking)
More specifically, peace-critical thinking skills are critical thinking skills such as decentration, distancing and discernment, which serve : to understand […]
Life skills
They include the ability to assert oneself, to say no, to set goals, to make decisions, and to manage emotional […]
Psychosocial skills
See also: Human and social skills, Peace skills, Interpersonal skills and Intercultural skills. See the WHO definition below… The WHO […]
Eco-citizen skills
Compliment
Human skills – social skills
Social skillsThe ability to interact constructively and easily in a group and with other groups, through active listening, dialogue, cooperation, […]
Emotional competence
Intercultural skills
Intercultural competence is a set of skills, including the ability to forge one’s own identity, both singular and multiple; to […]
Personal skills
(1) Societal issues to be taken into account in education Healthy child and youth development Sustainable development Violence prevention Preventing […]
Transcultural competence
Transcultural competence is made up of three levels of ability: Ability to see each culture as an addition to one’s […]
Skills
UNESCO defined the term in 2008 as follows: A set of abilities “that an individual has to mobilize, independently and […]
Citizen/democratic skills
They include voting, democratic decision-making, raising awareness of the ethical values of living together, and learning about rights and duties […]
Peace skills
Interaction skills that enable a person or group to build relationships of respect, harmony and even commitment with other people […]
Discernment skills
It’s an essential peace skill, and one of the psychosocial skills that is gradually being taught at school. See also […]
Compassion
Behavior
Behaviors can be conscious or unconscious and are influenced by a wide range of factors, including : one’s own attitudes, […]
Self-concept
Source: Bouchard & Fréchette, p. 125Publication: 2011
Self-confidence
A feeling of self-confidence, of believing in one’s abilities, of seeing oneself as solid, reliable and competent. Source: adapted from […]
Conflict
More precise more precise A relationship of disagreement, transformed into a relationship of confrontation or struggle by the fact that […]
Intercultural knowledge
Intercultural pedagogy is sometimes limited to intercultural knowledge, leaving aside the important question of how difficult it is for some […]
Conscience (in the sense of moral awareness)
Source: Dictionnaire de l’Académie, 9th edition. A sincere inner sense of what to do and what not to do. Source: […]
Culture
In comparison, UNESCO defines culture as follows: “In its broadest sense, culture today can be considered as the set of […]
Consciousness (in the sense of psychological awareness)
Source: Dictionnaire de l’Académie, 9th edition. Awareness : Awakening one’s attention to a hitherto poorly perceived reality, acquiring a clear […]
Culture of peace (1)
See also: – UNESCO’s definition of education for a culture of peace.– the full declaration: Declaration and Programme of Action […]
Contemplation
Source: Dictionnaire de l’Académie, 9th edition. Suggested definitionTo place one’s gaze and sensory perceptions attentively on a moment of beauty […]
Culture of peace (2)
See also: – UNESCO’s definition of education for a culture of peace.– the full declaration: Declaration and Programme of Action […]
Culture of peace (3)
Source: UNESCO, World Movement for a Culture of Peace, 2000, definition taken from the original 1997 definition (UN A/RES/53/243). See […]
Cooperation – Cooperative accreditation
Cooperation calls for and develops the following cooperative skills:– participation, solidarity, mutual aid, sharing knowledge and opinions, support and empowerment […]
Courage
Courage characterizes people who have the strength of character to overcome fear or suffering. The absence of fear is characteristic […]
Culture of peace (4)
Full definition given by the UN Declaration The culture of peace can be defined as the set of values, attitudes, […]
Culture of peace (UNESCO, Manifesto 2000)
Each of these phrases is developed below. Written in 2000, they are even more urgent today. The text of the […]
Culture of non-violence
It is at once a philosophical requirement, a spiritual wisdom, a strategy of struggle and resistance, and a method of […]
Cyberbullying
Consequences of cyberbullying Cyberstalking can be devastating: it can destroy friendships, as well as the reputation, self-esteem and self-confidence of […]
Decentralization
Source: Pédagogie et psychologie des émotions, Louise Lafortune, p.66, citing Paul, 1982, then Guilbert, 1999. “A mechanism that enables the […]
Discrimination
“Any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social […]
Distancing, capacity for distancing
This includes distancing oneself from the ego (1), from social representations (2) and from cultural norms (3). (1) See the […]
Crime
Right to education
The formulation of the right to education is equivalent to a right toqualityeducation , since it emphasizes the full development […]
Dialogue
For each of us, dialogue means temporarily putting aside who we are and what we think, to try to understand […]
Human Right to Education
Positive discipline
The human right to peace
For further information, please refer to the References : The components of the human right to peace The human right […]
ECOSOC
Source : http://www.un.org/fr/ecosoc/index.shtml
Listening, active listening, sensitive listening
Listening to others means being attentive to what they have to say, and giving them space, time and freedom to […]
Citizenship education
We now distinguish between a narrow and a broad definition of the term citizenship, thus expressing a difference between civic […]
Education for a culture of peace – 2002 UNESCO
The full 2000-2002 text lists eight determinants of peace that should dictate the educational approach to peace education…. For peace […]
Education for a culture of peace – Graines de Paix
Education for a culture of peace – the means to quality education This concept, invoking the culture of peace rather […]
Decentralization – ability to decentralize
Ability to understand others and their values, in order to make a decision (…) less tainted by personal values. Source: […]
Sustainable development (Brundtland Report)
It requires the right balance between 3 intimately interconnected pillars, summarized by the 3 P’s: the economic dimension (prosperity)* (with […]
Sustainable development: the human dimension
* Report defining the concept of sustainable development and its three dimensions: economic, ecological and human** See the texts of […]
Human dignity
Human dignity and constitutions Human dignity is the first of the European Union’s four universal values: human dignity, freedom, equality […]
Discernment
Discernment is the ability to identify and distinguish through reflection and feeling: true from false (distorted, incomplete, misleading) the just […]
Quality education – 2005 UNESCO
This definition has the beauty of including the ingredients of the culture of peace, defined by UNESCO in 1999. Compare […]
Quality education – 2013 UNICEF
Empowerment 1
(English word used in French, for lack of an equivalent word).Sometimes translated as empowerment (too weak), habilitation (too weak), empowerment, […]
Emulation
Further thoughts on emulation: We need to replace competition, which is the desire to get ahead of the other, with […]
Encouragement
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (Graines de Paix)
As you can see from this diagram, if the development of human activities is to enable the planet to last […]
Issue (educational, societal, environmental, geopolitical, etc.)
A range of possible issues covered by educational objectives Example of an educational issue Helping students to grow and motivate […]
Intercultural skills education
It corresponds to a positive and proactive proactive to prevent racism and xenophobia, and more specifically behaviors of exclusion, avoidance […]
Entraide
Quality education
Skills for quality education SDG 4 summary (The titles are ours) Cross-cutting skills to promote learning Provide truly useful learning, […]
Peace education – 1999 UNICEF
This definition was formulated in 1999, just a few months after the UN’s historic vote to define a culture of […]
Quality education – 2012 CONFEMEN
Exact text of the CONFEMEN* definition of quality education Political decision-makers need to take an interest in the quality of […]
Education for sustainable development (UNESCO)
It comprises 3 perspectives (1): Socio-cultural perspectives (2) Outlook for the environment Economic outlook. Socio-cultural perspectives include the following themes […]
Formal/non-formal/informal education
* or in an organized, structured context (e.g. in an educational or training establishment, or in the workplace) Non-formal learning […]
Inclusive education
Inclusive education relies on the involvement of teachers: develop their own personal and professional skills(those enabling them to interact with […]
Equality
source: art. 1 of the Declaration of the Rights and Duties of the Human Being by Les Humains Associés.http://www.humains-associes.org/JournalVirtuel2/AD89/HA.AD89.Decla.ArtI.html (NB: […]
Ego
Source: French Wictionary. Its definition also varies according to whether it’s for everyday, philosophical, psychoanalytical or spiritual use.———————- Definition proposed […]
Wonder
Emotion, emotions
Etymology: affective movement (coming as a reaction). The same word can designate an emotion or feeling depending on whether it […]
Empathy
Common definition of empathy: Empathy is generally defined as the ability to put oneself in another’s shoes. This definition is […]
Social equity
Self-esteem
Self-esteem changes with each stage of life, so we can modulate it through our actions and choices (See: ciao.ch). “The […]
Ethnocentrism
It is an attitude of unconscious origin, which consists in considering one’s own culture as a model, and perceiving all […]
Fulfillment
School development
Eudemonics/Eudemonism
Eudemonic education – isn’t this the most important form of education of all? On the one hand, it characterizes education […]
Evolutionism
This would mean that some cultural groups are less civilized and less developed than others. However, there is no hierarchy […]
Extremism
Under the European Convention on Human Rights, individuals who adopt an extremist position have the same right as anyone else […]
Violent extremism
Harmonie
Frustration
Seed
Expression: To go to seed: To grow and develop until it bears seed (referring to a plant).
Hooliganism
Here are some definitions from other sources: Acts of vandalism and violence, particularly at sporting eventsSource: Larousse Violence between groups […]
Social skills
In early childhood education A set of skills for relating to others, getting along, interacting and cooperating together, using words, […]
Humanitarian
The usual definitions are : Interested in the good of humanity; seeks to improve the condition of man.Larousse Having the […]
Happy slapping video lynching
Harassment, bullying at school
This definition of harassment seeks to complement the one that indicates repetition over time by adding two further characteristics: that […]
Humanism, humanists
Historical definition of humanism Humanism is first and foremost a philosophy of life that began anew during the Renaissance, based […]
Humanity (feeling of)
Sources: Adapted from Nouveau Petit Robert and Mediadico
Irénique, Irénophile, Irénologue, Irénophore
Mansuétude
Gentleness of soul that leads one to be indulgent, patient, forgiving.Source: Larousse See also: benevolence
Positive masculinity
Mediation
This process begins with both parties agreeing to enter mediation, and the mediator creating a sensitive listening space, governed by […]
Secularism
Secularism is a constraint, not a freedom, shared by all, as well as an internal restraint. Secularism is not a […]
Cultural identity
A community’s cultural identity is rarely static, evolving with the course of history and current events, migratory movements, coexistence with […]
Plural identities
Being aware of and accepting your plural identity means you won’t be destabilized by the cultural differences of others, or […]
Social impact
Source: http://mouves.org/ “The _x0092_social impact consists of the _x0092_ set of consequences (evolutions, inflections, changes, ruptures) of the activities of […]
Impotence
Source: Trésors de la langue française (TLF)
Powerless
Source: Trésors de la langue française (TLF) Feeling powerless: Feeling weak and powerless to act, because discouraged or devalued by […]
Peace infrastructures
Objective: to work with citizens and residents to develop a fulfilling living environment for all, based on mutual respect, consideration […]
Incivilities
Incivilities are usually perpetrated demonstratively, with a malicious and disruptive spirit – or with indifference or carelessness to the effects […]
Emotional intelligence
Extended definition Emotional intelligence is a set of personal, interpersonal, discernment and anticipation skills that enable us to be emotionally […]
Inclusion
Intercultural
Interculturality is distinct from multiculturalism, which describes the coexistence of diverse cultures in a community and the set of rules […]
Indignation
The following quotation from Stéphane Hessel sheds light on the reasons for indignation, distinguishing between those that are justified (injustices, […]
Intolerance
Gender inequality
Intuition
Soothing mediation
Local mediation
Legal mediation
This process keeps the sometimes enormous costs down, considerably reduces the time needed to reach an agreement, and above all […]
Active non-violence
Active non-violence methods A list of 198 methods of active non-violence was drawn up in 1973 by Alfred Einstein Institute […]
Metacognition
“Observable judgments, analyses and/or regulations made by the _x0092_learner on his/her own performances (processes or products of _x0092_’learning), this in […]
Olympism and peace
Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. […]
Militant vs. activist
Activist: A zealous member of a party or faction with extremist or extreme tendencies who infiltrates everywhere, takes advantage of […]
NGO
There is as yet no universally accepted definition, but in simple terms, it is a private association or foundation (not […]
Morals and ethics
2. Morality: “a set of rules of conduct held to be unconditionally valid”. 3. “Reasoned theory of good and evil, […]
Peace
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism does not aim for unity in diversity. It does not encourage interaction and communication between people of different cultures […]
Just peace
It is based on acts of moral reparation that provide lasting relief for moral wounds, and on legal acts that […]
Non-violence
As a behavioral ethic, it is founded on a profound and reciprocal respect for the human person, his or her […]
Negative peace
We should no longer define peace in the negative, because peace is not the absence of war, nor the opposite […]
Differentiated teaching
Positive peace – positive definitions of peace
Source: Dictionnaire Le Littré, 1872-77 Examples of positive and active definitions of peace : UN:Peace is not simply the […]
Proactive peace
Proactive peace means making the choice to appease the other’s anger, aggression and desire for violence; it means first making […]
Sensitive share
The Plan d’Etudes Romand (PER) is innovative in that it introduces “recognition of the sensitive part” as a set of […]
Cooperative education
It is applied in a constructive classroom or team climate. It teaches the cooperative skills needed for satisfactory group functioning, […]
Peace education practices
Cooperative teaching practice
Prejudice
It is the opposite of a hypothesis, which evokes one eventuality among several, in a methodical approach. It remains a […]
Democratic teaching practice
Democratic practice was developed by Dr. Janusz Korczak (1878 – 1942), physician, educator and founding father of children’s rights and […]
Proactive teaching practice
Resolutive teaching practice
Innovative practices (pedagogy)
In this way, such a practice promotes and supports the values of democratization in education. It draws on the creativity […]
Politeness
One of the human skills that can be learned and refined, enabling us to maintain serene relations with others and […]
Teaching practice – active participation
This practice enables students to build their knowledge and understanding of subjects together. The usual way to get students involved […]
Posture
Educational posture
Potentialisation – potentialiser – empowerment – to empower
(A word proposed in 2005 by Graines de Paix to translate empowerment, and gradually appearing on other websites). See also […]
Potentiated feel potentiated
2. Become empowered: is becoming aware that we have the power to accomplish positive things for ourselves and for society, […]
Collaborative teaching practice
Collaborative practice is the most inclusive and effective of the interactive pedagogies, and the most suitable for large classes: Students […]
Proactive teaching
Source: Lemania School, Lausanne Verification, assessment and improvement of knowledge, skills and know-how. Source: Malou School, Brussels, Belgium
Transformational pedagogy
Pedagogies become transformational when they combine the following four levers: Positive authority postures Teaching practices that are interactive and inclusive […]
School performance
In the Swiss-French school system, these three dimensions, which are part of the Plan d’Etude Romand, refer to subject areas, […]
French-language curriculum (PER)
It covers the eleven years of compulsory schooling in Switzerland (ages 4 to 12), divided into three cycles, as described […]
Mindfulness
Mindfulness in education Mindfulness is a way of cultivating attention in order to provide greater self-awareness and self-knowledge about thoughts, […]
Freinet pedagogy
The emphasis is on motivation, knowledge-building, cooperation, empowerment, creative freedom and experimental trial and error – letting children make their […]
Introducing the Peace-Education Dictionary
Each definition is presented in 2-3 levels: a simple, short definition that’s easy to understand and remember explanations to help […]
Spring
Source: Word entered in the Petit Larousse illustré in 2014Publication: 2014
Punishment
Punishment is a punitive type of sanction which is to be distinguished from the educational sanction which is aimed at […]
Racism
Racism often takes the form of exclusion, discrimination, segregation and harassment, all of which are acts of moral violence. It […]
Radicalization
Skills repository
Peace reflex (Definition for classroom use)
Identity reflex
However, this protective reflex is an illusion. It leads to murderous identities, as explained by Amin Maalouf in his eponymous […]
Rule
Violent radicalization
Resilience
Readings Boris CYRULNIK, ethologist, Ce merveilleux malheur, in which he defines resilience and how it can be built, despite circumstances […]
Reconciliation
This definition contrasts with those found in the major dictionaries of different languages, which are systematically limited to the notion […]
Respect
Source: Graines de Paix …………………………………………………………………………………………… Respect is a word whose contours are blurred for many. What’s more, its meaning is […]
Peace reflex
Detailed definition of the peace reflex Essential skill enabling you to carry out any act of appeasement towards a person […]
Respect
Source: adapted from http://dictionnaire.tv5.org/dictionnaire/definition/respecter
Educational success
Educational success is much broader than academic achievement. The concept covers instruction (integration of academic knowledge), socialization (acquisition of knowledge, […]
Dialogue breakdown
Sanction
Corrective sanctions include:– educational sanctions– restorative sanctions– punitive sanctions (punishment)– disciplinary sanctions– penal sanctions …
Educational sanctions
It is designed to encourage learning, in order to induce correction of behavior through greater awareness of possible consequences. It […]
Savoir vivre
Human safety
Historic definition (UNDP Human Development Report, Dr. Mahbub Ul Haq, 1994) Human protection against 7 threats of insecurity: economic, food, […]
Punitive sanctions
It is used in the hope of inducing behavioral correction through suffering, fear and the “policeman” effect. It is generally […]
Sentiment
It may concern the person himself (self), or others (other(s)), or a value system (ethnic group, religion, city, nation…). It […]
Remedial sanction
An educational sanction can also be restorative , even if there is nothing in particular to repair as a result […]
Tolerance limits
When an activity on tolerance thresholds is carried out in a group, this wide variation makes it possible to become […]
Know-how
These attitudes and behaviors are based on what defines the person: – self-knowledge– self-esteem– human values (respect, consideration, benevolence, empathy, […]
Civil society
Civil society players Individual individual may or may not be citizens, with or without voting rights. They may be adults, […]
Know-how
Note: The term “skills” is a more complete description of interaction and resolution skills.See also peace skills. “Know-how can have […]
Sociocracy
Sociocracy is based on 4 rules: – the aforementioned consent: decision reached when no further objections– circles: as decision-making structures parallel to […]
Teaching technique
Solidarity
Solidarity leads man to behave as if he were directly confronted with the problem of others, otherwise the future of […]
Terrorism
Tolerance
Our understanding of the word tolerance is influenced by the verb tolerate, which evokes a negative connotation, as indicated by […]
Human solidarity
Tolerance according to UNESCO
UN: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) mentions the word tolerance once, without defining it, in the paragraph on […]
Spirituality
Source: Introduction to the conference Human values across cultures and religions, Delia Mamon, Geneva, April 6, 2008. This definition aims […]
Sympathy
Empathy differs from sympathy in these respects. Its aim is to bring deep relief, even joy. It is expressed through […]
UNESCO
UNICEF
Values
Source: Rudolf Rezsohazy, Sociologie des valeurs. Paris: ed. Armand Colin, 2006.
Civic values
Civility: an attitude of respect, both towards other citizens (e.g. politeness) and towards buildings and public spaces (e.g. public transport). […]
Human values
Human values include respect, acceptance, benevolence, consideration, appreciation, empathy and fraternity, and form a growing scale of attention to others, […]
Moral values
Moral values are qualities (…) that ensure the proper use of everything we use in human life: the proper use […]
Psychological abuse
Psychological violence is often carried out repeatedly and over a long period of time, and in extreme cases can gradually […]
Violence
The notion of integrity (physical, psychological, moral…) helps define the different forms of violence: The terms moral violence and psychological […]
Violence against women and girls
Sexual violence
There is NO free consent if : consent was not obtained: the person said NO consent is invalid: the person […]
Violence World Health Organization definition
The definition includes interpersonal violence, suicidal behavior and armed conflict. It also covers a whole range of acts that go […]
Structural violence
Examples of structural violence: institutionalized or widely practiced discrimination of a racist, nationalist, religious, sexist, sexual, generational or economic nature… […]
Educational violence
The different forms of educational violence Educational violence of a physical nature Hitting, slapping, spanking and snipping are all […]
Verbal abuse
Moral violence
Moral violence, that which harms moral integrity, is any gesture, act, word, allusion, writing, drawing, etc. that results in an […]
Living together/bien-vivre ensemble
Bien-vivre ensemble:A state of harmony achieved by inhabitants living in an environment of social and cultural diversity, when they successfully […]
Valued, feeling valued
Source: Trésors de la langue française (TLF) A feeling that comes from positive comments from those around us, following something […]
Virtue
Source: http://dictionnaire.tv5.org/dictionnaire/definition/vertu