Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 449-460; doi:10.1037/pac0000636
This article examines the narratives of high school students in Colombia about the peace process carried out between the Colombian state and the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army (FARC). The study described examined how Colombian students narrate the peace process and what the narratives reveal about incorporating principles of peace education. Participants were 209 students between the ages of 14 and 18 from public mixed educational institutions in Bogota who were asked to construct narratives and answer questionnaires. The study uses a qualitative design with emphasis on thematic analysis aimed at understanding perceptions and meanings that people construct in their life experiences. The results invite review of the effectiveness of incorporating peace education in the classrooms and pondering of the relevance of implementing learning activities that promote peace education in a frequent and intentional manner. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)