Abstract
This paper reports and discusses the findings of an experimental method study that investigated how Olympism education could strengthen competencies on conflict resolution, through delivery of socio-cultural values educating young students in ethnically divided societies in Sri-Lanka.The research examined the initiatives first by investigating the impact of education in promoting peace in Sri Lanka. Secondly, the study provided an explanation for the potential nature of Olympism in conflict resolution and promoting peace in Sri Lanka. The study has introduced an integrated model of Olympism values and conflict resolution strategies and has been tested among primary students who represent the two main Sri Lankan ethnic groups; Singhalese and Tamils. Considering the effects of the intervention, the most notable finding of this study was that conflict resolution and Olympism Education integrated curriculum intervention significantly improved experimental group students’ conflict resolution competencies regardless of their gender or ethnicity. This research concluded that strategically designed and carefully managed Olympism lessons can help students to develop and enhance competencies of conflict resolution. In order to achieve significant outcomes in young children’s ability to learn to resolve their conflicts when they were exposed to physical education lessons, it is needed to employ experiential learning opportunities through a well balanced theoretical basement and sporting activities.
Highlights
Fragile societies of brutal conflicts require possible ways to reconstruct their peaceful societies
In order to determine whether students’ conflict resolution competencies differ within different schooling contexts, it was hypothesised that there will be a difference of CR competencies between groups before and after the intervention
The post-test data in this study revealed that the Olympism education (OE) and CR intervention lessons were effective in teaching students how to resolve conflicts
Summary
Fragile societies of brutal conflicts require possible ways to reconstruct their peaceful societies. Why it is important to provide appropriate educational responses to children for preventing conflict and reconstructing post-conflict societies? The challenge for governments and civil society is to channel the energy, ideas and experience of youth and children into contributing positively towards the creation of more peaceful societies (United Nations, 2006). Highlighting the educational value of sport, Kidd and MacDonell (2007) emphasise that sport is a positive tool for the promotion of goals such as unity, peace and education. Olympism is a social philosophy which emphasises the role of sport in world development, international understanding, peaceful co-existence, and social and moral education (Parry, 2003). Diem (1986) emphasises that by spreading the educational values of Olympism, societies are capable of raising humanity among individuals.
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