We are delighted to introduce the third in a series of four reports exploring education and peacebuilding in specific country contexts from the Research Consortium on Education and Peacebuilding.

Written by researchers from the Centre for International Teacher Education (CITE) at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in South Africa, the report explores education and peacebuilding in South Africa from three viewpoints:

• The Integration of Peacebuilding into Education Policies and Programmes.
• The Role of Teachers in Peacebuilding.
• The Role of Formal and Non Formal Youth Education Initiatives.

Consortium teams carried out research in four countries over the course of the project: Myanmar, Pakistan, South Africa, and Uganda.

Each team will produce a specific country report which, alongside thematic Literature Reviews, will form the basis for three synthesis reports addressing the three areas outlined above.

In addition, throughout the research project and as a cross cutting theme in all three areas, the research project aims to understand the dynamics and impact of various forms of direct and indirect violence in relation to education systems and educational actors in situations of conflict. Each thematic focus will also include a gender analysis.

A Summary paper of the findings, Education and Social Cohesion in South Africa, can be accessed here.

An Executive Summary of the findings of the South Africa research team can be accessed here.