Reducing Violence Through Chess: Involving Pre-service Teachers in Participatory Action in Schools DOI Open Access

Omar Esau

The Canadian Journal of Action Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(3), P. 97 - 111

Published: Oct. 28, 2023

In this article, I critically reflect and describe how our Chess Development Project (CDP), initiated by pre-service teachers at a university in South Africa, helped create safer, non-violent, more supportive school environment. This participatory action research (PAR) project highlights the idea that higher education institutions should not only add to knowledge production but also contribute practical improvement community. project, we introduced one sports code, chess, township reduce violence. The question addressed was: To what extent does learner engagement CDP violence bridge gap between school? We set out explore discuss potential of using chess as an educational tool for creating awareness, improving knowledge, changing attitudes towards challenges learners face life. data collection techniques used were field notes, student assistant interviews, questionnaires, transcribed recordings team reflections. As coordinator played role facilitator school. findings suggest was transformative. collective, students became aware day-to-day schools communities areas Africa.

Language: Английский

Reducing Violence Through Chess: Involving Pre-service Teachers in Participatory Action in Schools DOI Open Access

Omar Esau

The Canadian Journal of Action Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(3), P. 97 - 111

Published: Oct. 28, 2023

In this article, I critically reflect and describe how our Chess Development Project (CDP), initiated by pre-service teachers at a university in South Africa, helped create safer, non-violent, more supportive school environment. This participatory action research (PAR) project highlights the idea that higher education institutions should not only add to knowledge production but also contribute practical improvement community. project, we introduced one sports code, chess, township reduce violence. The question addressed was: To what extent does learner engagement CDP violence bridge gap between school? We set out explore discuss potential of using chess as an educational tool for creating awareness, improving knowledge, changing attitudes towards challenges learners face life. data collection techniques used were field notes, student assistant interviews, questionnaires, transcribed recordings team reflections. As coordinator played role facilitator school. findings suggest was transformative. collective, students became aware day-to-day schools communities areas Africa.

Language: Английский

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