John Synott

Peace education as an educational paradigm: review of a changing field using an old measure

In recent times there has been increased recognition of peace education by educational and policy authorities, and also a substantial addition in the number of publications in peace education. Considering the growth of knowledge within peace education, this article reflects on ways peace education as an educational paradigm meets a group of criteria that comprise established frameworks in philosophy of education. The process of knowledge legitimation within science and social science is considered, with some reflections of the role of the Journal of Peace Education in this process of paradigmatic consolidation.In recent times there has been increased recognition of peace education by educational and policy authorities, and also a substantial addition in the number of publications in peace education. Considering the growth of knowledge within peace education, this article reflects on ways peace education as an educational paradigm meets a group of criteria that comprise established frameworks in philosophy of education. The process of knowledge legitimation within science and social science is considered, with some reflections of the role of the Journal of Peace Education in this process of paradigmatic consolidation.

The Genealogy of the School: an iconography of badges and mottoes

This paper reports on an investigation into central features of institutional schooling that, collectively, constitute the ‘symbolic architecture’ of education. In particular, this paper provides an analysis of the practices associated with school uniform, badges and mottoes, drawn from a sample of over 500 schools in the state of Queensland, Australia. The analysis reveals a large degree of uniformity in the meaning content of these school icons, derived from a common core of educational values established during the formative decades of universal school but resting on older heraldic principles. The authors contend that the propagation of these values within the iconic discourse of schooling constitute a significant ideological practice that focuses a pupils consciousness towards social norms and further reifies the institutional character of education. These processes are not ‐straightforward but are often contested in instances where pupils recreate mottoes in ways which mock the values that are conse...