More and more, people are relying on visual media to understand what is going on in the world. This video blog brings together videos and images from investigative reports, documentaries, and other sources which tell an important story related to issues of divisive stereotypes, education and educational materials, and conflict or violence.
Sangie and Robert Chiwamba (Skills and Technical Education Programme - STEP Ambassadors) wrote Ngwazi Zazikazi to encourage girls to shape their own lives and not to be restricted by old ideas that limit their potential.
Classrooms in the EU are becoming more diverse, creating a wealth of learning opportunities as well as presenting specific challenges. According to UNICEF, there are approximately 5.4 million child migrants in Europe and children constitute over half the refugee population.
BBC Asian Network reporter Athar Ahmad has been to the UK's biggest Ahmadi mosque. This video shows that Ahmadis face divisive stereotypes and hate crimes and are increasingly fearful for their safety. The program highlights one recent case of leaflets urging them to be killed.
Nikolas Rimas, a pupil from Jajce, Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been fighting against government plans which force his school to be ethnically divided.
Escaping violence in Libya, Abode struggles to belong in a German town that has become a flashpoint of anti-immigrant anger.
Source: New York Times | Times Documentaries
Nationality feels powerful, especially today. But the idea of identifying with millions of strangers just based on borders is relatively new. The New York Times | The Interpreter explains why it was invented — and how it changed the world.
Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, along with United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) leadership, addressed the entire Cadet Wing and USAFA Preparatory School today. Lt. Gen. Silveria left no uncertainties that racism has no place at the Academy.
This video shows a summer school program called 'Challenge History' created in 2017 in Mostar. The school brought together high school students from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo* to discuss issues of prejudice and how to work towards a future of lasting peace.
HU, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, train teachers in teacher skills, teaching design and how to use a learning platform. In the video, students explain the importance of education for their communities and themselves. Commissioned by Jaap van Voorst.
In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank tackles some difficult topics dealing with prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.
Source: CrashCourse
This film depicts life at the Stolac High School in Bosnia-Hercegovina, where Croat and Bosniak students are taught separately, the former attending class in the morning and the latter in the afternoon.
No matter how strongly you are committed to egalitarian values, it is likely that you harbour unconscious prejudices that affect the hiring decisions you make, the way you treat the people around you, and the politicians for whom you vote.
On 24th March 2018, two authors from the EUROCLIO Project "Learning a History which is not yet History" launched the new pedagogical tool "War(s) in Photos", which applies war photographs to help students relate to the 1990s Yugoslav Wars in new and meaningful ways.
Girls attending secondary school in Kakuma Refugee Settlement in Kenya discuss their experiences in school, the challenges they face in accessing education, and the cultural stereotypes surrounding the education of girls.
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Michael Nettles, is senior vice president and the Edmund W. Gordon chair of Educational Testing Service Policy Evaluation & Research Center. Michael discusses the idea that social and emotional skill measuring holds just as much weight in education as other, harder skills.