Educación para la paz: una mirada desde la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Abstract

Abstract This article offers a theoretical rapprochement on education for peace in Honduran higher teaching system, from the National Autonomous University of Honduras perspective. Both an analytical and a descriptive methodologies are used for analyzing the documentary information, wherein a series of elements concerning to university education policy are reviewed. In addition, eight capacities are proposed in order that teacher professionalization programs could advance teacher training, with the aim of promoting this approach in extreme fragility circumstances. It is concluded that the vulnerability of the national environment directly affects the pedagogical practices of educators. Efficient public policies are needed to eradicate the high levels of violence in the country. A further research is suggested to deepen the study of this topic within university context.