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I first met Betty Reardon in 2005, at the International Institute on Peace Education held in Costa Rica. I was familiar with some of her written work and aware I was engaging in a learning opportunity with a giant whose shoulders we stand on. Yet there she was, an accessible educator who shared her knowledge and evoked ours as we explored ideas on the topics, pedagogy, and fields of action of peace education. This encounter moved me to delve into her contributions to peace education. As I studied her works, I came upon profound ideas and key connections that provided a clearer understanding of the obstacles to peace, the road ahead towards achieving peace, and the central role of education in this endeavor.
Anita Yudkin, Professor in the Educational Foundations Department, and Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair on Education for Peace at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Email: anita.yudkin@upr.edu.
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Addressing the political and economic crisis in Puerto Rico is beyond the scope of this chapter. However, a brief note is in order. It is rooted in the colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. In recent years, the political crisis has become manifest in United States judicial decisions and public policies that reaffirm that “Puerto Rico belongs to but is not a part of the United States”. The response to economic recession, and increased debt has been the appointment by the United States Congress of the Financial Management and Oversight Board, with powers over public budget and thus public policy, pushing for reduction of public services.
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Yudkin, A. (2019). “Walking the Talk” on Peace Education with Betty Reardon: Reflection and Action Towards a Transformative Pedagogy. In: Snauwaert, D. (eds) Exploring Betty A. Reardon’s Perspective on Peace Education. Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18387-5_19
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