Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education explained

Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education
Founded Date:1998 [1]
Founder:Yohanan Manor [2]
Key People:Helene Bornstein Marcus Sheff Arik Agassi
Area Served:School Textbook Analysis
Focus:Areas of conflict
Method:Developed by IMPACT-SE using international criteria for curriculum analysis

The Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-SE), formerly known as the Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace (CMIP), is an Israeli non-profit organization that monitors the content of school textbooks,[3] specifically how they educate in relation to religion, societies, cultures, democratic values and the 'Other'.[4] It examines school curricula worldwide, to determine whether the material conforms to international standards as derived from UNESCO declarations and resolutions, advocating for change when necessary. The organization believes that education should be utilized to encourage tolerance, pluralism and democracy, and promote peaceful means of solving conflicts.[3]

Scope and impact

The organization analyzes textbooks, teachers' guides and curricula from across the world. Examples include in-depth reports on Egypt,[5] Turkey,[6] North America,[7] Israel,[8] Palestinian Authority,[9] Syria and Iran.[10] These reports have examined a range of issues including attitudes towards peace, tolerance, democracy and minorities.

The impact of these reports has included the European Parliament's decision to freeze[11] elements of Palestinian Authority funding until curricula are brought into line with international standards. The same report by the organization led to questions being raised publicly over similar funding from governments in Switzerland,[12] Germany[13] and UK.[14] In Israel,[15] the organization's reporting generated media analysis of failures in the publicly funded ultra-Orthodox Jewish educational system. The organization was also invited to help create a curriculum for Syrian children seeking refuge in Greece.[16]  

Methodology

The organization applies methodological standards to its reporting, which are based on UNESCO and UN declarations and resolutions. This is a condensed version of the standards for peace and tolerance in school education:

  1. RESPECT: The curriculum should promote tolerance, understanding and respect toward the "Other," his or her culture, achievements, values and way of life.
  2. INDIVIDUAL OTHER: The curriculum should foster personal attachment toward the Other as an individual, his or her desire to be familiar, loved and appreciated.
  3. NO HATE: The curriculum should be free of wording, imagery and ideologies likely to create prejudices, misconceptions, stereotypes, misunderstandings, mistrust, racial hatred, religious bigotry and national hatred, as well as any other form of hatred or contempt for other groups or peoples.
  4. PEACEMAKING: The curriculum should develop capabilities for non-violent conflict resolution and promote peace.
  5. UNBIASED INFORMATION: Educational materials (textbooks, workbooks, teachers’ guides, maps, illustrations, aids) should be up-to-date, accurate, complete, balanced and unprejudiced, and use equal standards to promote mutual knowledge and understanding between different peoples.
  6. GENDER:The curriculum should foster equality and mutual respect between women and men. It should refrain from stereotyped gender roles.
  7. SOUND PROSPERITY and COOPERATION: The curriculum should educate for sound and sustainable economic conduct and preservation of the environment for future generations. It should encourage regional and local cooperation to that effect

Publications

Publications by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education include:

Media

Reports in the media which include the work of the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education include:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. IMPACT-se. IMPACT-se. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205060605/http://impact-se.org/about/history.html. 5 December 2008. dead.
  2. Web site: Staff. IMPACT-se. IMPACT-se. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20081121195618/http://www.impact-se.org/about/staff.html. 21 November 2008. dead.
  3. Web site: IMPACT-se – Institute for monitoring peace and cultural tolerance in school education . 21 January 2019 . IMPACT-se.
  4. Web site: IMPACT-se . About . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121194157/http://www.impact-se.org/about/about.html . 21 November 2008 . 21 January 2019 . impact-se.org.
  5. Web site: IMPACT-se . Egypt . 30 March 2024 . IMPACT-se.
  6. Web site: IMPACT-se . Turkey . 30 March 2024 . IMPACT-se.
  7. Web site: IMPACT-se . North America . 17 January 2019 . IMPACT-se.
  8. Web site: IMPACT-se . Israel . 30 March 2024 . IMPACT-se.
  9. Web site: Pardo . Eldad J. . September 2018 . The New Palestinian Curriculum 2018–19 Update—Grades 1–12 . IMPACT-se.
  10. Web site: Iran . 30 March 2024 . IMPACT-se.
  11. Web site: European Parliament committee votes to freeze €15M to PA over inciting textbooks. 27 September 2018 .
  12. News: UNO-Schulbücher verherrlichen Terroristen . UN schoolbooks are glorifying terrorists . Der Bund . de . 5 January 2019 . 6 November 2023.
  13. Web site: Outrage over taxpayer money funding Palestinian school book praising Munich Olympic terrorists . .
  14. Web site: Harpin . Lee . December 18, 2019 . LFI blasts review into textbooks . The Jewish Chronicle.
  15. News: החילונים "ריקניים", הרפורמים "רשעים": מה לומדים הילדים החרדים . Ynet . 28 June 2017 .
  16. News: Jerusalem-Based Watchdog, Israeli School Partner to Develop 'Peace' Curriculum for Refugee Kids in Greece . Algemeiner . 27 August 2018 .
  17. Web site: IMPACT-se . July 2018 . Syria . 30 March 2024 . IMPACT-se.
  18. Web site: 2016 . Pardo . Eldad J. . Iranian Education: The Continuous Revolution . IMPACT-se.
  19. Web site: 15 March 2016 . Pardo . Eldad J. . Between Sharia and Democracy: Islamic Education in North America . IMPACT-se.
  20. Web site: Manor . Yohanan . 2015 . Inculcating Islamist Ideals in Egypt . IMPACT-se.
  21. Web site: Israel .
  22. Web site: Reports on Egyptian Textbooks. impact-se.org. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20090413154634/http://www.impact-se.org/research/egypt/index.html. 13 April 2009. dead.
  23. Web site: Reports on Iranian Textbooks. impact-se.org. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20081121192629/http://www.impact-se.org/research/iran/index.html. 21 November 2008. dead.
  24. Web site: Reports on Israeli Textbooks. impact-se.org. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20090813124807/http://www.impact-se.org/research/israel/index.html. 13 August 2009. dead.
  25. https://www.impact-se.org/reports-2/palestinian-territories/pa/ Reports on Palestinian Authority Textbooks
  26. Web site: Reports on Saudi Arabian Textbooks. impact-se.org. 21 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20081121200617/http://www.impact-se.org/research/sa/index.html. 21 November 2008. dead.
  27. News: Britain gives £20m for schools glorifying martyrs and jihad . .
  28. Web site: Quand des manuels scolaires palestiniens promeuvent le martyre: la Belgique impliquée. La. Libre.be. www.lalibre.be. 21 January 2019.
  29. Web site: Elliott Abrams: Why are Palestinian children being taught to hate?. 3 May 2017. Newsweek. 21 January 2019.
  30. Web site: Another dangerous ideological touch to education. 25 January 2017. Hürriyet Daily News. 21 January 2019.

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