Publication: The inter-relationship between violence and education amidst armed conflict in Southern Thailand
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Issued Date
2016
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17596599
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Scopus
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research. Vol 8, No.4 (2016), p.269-278
Suggested Citation
Tuntivivat S. The inter-relationship between violence and education amidst armed conflict in Southern Thailand. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research. Vol 8, No.4 (2016), p.269-278. doi:10.1108/JACPR-04-2016-0222 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/5860
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate direct, cultural, and structural violence in education system in the midst of armed conflict in Southern Thailand. Design/methodology/approach: The exploratory qualitative case study conducted in-depth interviews and focus groups with 40 participants, consisting of students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, principals, experts, education specialists, and administrators from seven schools across the three southern border provinces. Findings: The study reveals some misconceptions of violence, normalization of direct violence in armed conflict, and pinpoints the ways in which cultural violence is used to legitimize structural and direct violence in the education system, as well as adverse effects and ethno-religious segregation in schools and the larger society. Social implications: Some policy recommendations are offered to address violence and promote sustainable peace through the education system in Southern Thailand. Originality/value: This paper offers new perspectives on the inter-relationship between education and violence and adverse effects on violence in the education system in the midst of armed conflict in Southern Thailand. © 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.