Peace Education Knowledge, Attitudes, Values and Skills (KAVS) of Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract

Pre-service teachers who were acquainted with the schemes of peace education can be an agent of transformation in the global society and must place peace education in their heart as future teachers. A sample of 80 students of WVSU-Janiuay Campus was chosen through stratified sampling. Data were gathered with the aid of peace education awareness questionnaire-checklist adapted from Castro & Galace (2008).  It utilized the descriptive design to collect, analyze and classify data on the level of awareness of the pre-service teachers on the Knowledge, Attitudes, Values and Skills (KAVS) schemas of peace education.  The combined scores of pre-service teachers were aware of peace education’s knowledge, attitudes, values and skills areas. When classified as to course, the BEED, were aware while the BSED were very aware. Both male and female were aware. Those with high grade point average were very aware while those with average and low grade point average were aware of the peace education schemas. As an entire group, the attitudes and values scores of the respondents were aware and when grouped according to course, it showed that all respondents were very aware. Both sexes were aware of peace education KAVS.