Dewey's instrumentalism, the hermeneutics of Heidegger and human rights education (HRE). A pedagogical approach to address the problem of school violence

Abstract

The work aims to contribute reflections about possible educational interventions related to the problematization of the conflict. This is a potential teaching strategy to address the problem of school life in order to create an environment of reflection on the attacks on the dignity that generate violent behavior. It presents a practical activity of the use of indigenous Greek myths and Indian legends as a trigger debate to contribute, from the joint reflection, a way to glimpse the respect for self and others, with the imprint of emphasize one of the pillars of education for the XXI century “learning to live together”. In sum, we discuss classroom activities that can promote understanding of concepts such as equality, respect, non-discrimination, freedom, solidarity, peaceful conflict resolution, participation, etc.