Curriculum Development in Fragile States to Encourage Peace and Reduction of Conflict

The objective was to review the literature and identify lessons learned and/or promising practices related to education curriculum development/adaptation in fragile states to encourage peace and reduction of conflict. This paper looks at a range of approaches to developing curricula that promote peace, and the evidence, where available, of the effectiveness of such approaches. The Contents are outlined below.

1. Overview
2. Introduction: curricula for peace or conflict?
3. The evidence base on curricula and peacebuilding
4. Curriculum content: formal education
5. Language of instruction
6. Skills development programmes for youth
7. Curriculum development processes

This report is based on four days of desk-based research and was prepared for the Australian Government.