Education
High-Impact Student Experiences & Education Projects / Research Studies
The Program on Conflict and Development focuses on providing students with high-impact experiences to arm them with skills and experience they will need as future professionals in global conflict and development. Students are our greatest asset, and perhaps our greatest hope as we work to expand our network of scholars and alleviate conflict around the world. Click here to learn more about our students. Through our Education Projects and Research Studies, Program on Conflict and Development supports research on educational topics as well as extension programs to educate the peacemakers of tomorrow.
Student Media Grant
A grant for student photo-journalists to cover difficult topics in conflict-affected countries through compelling photo stories.
Capstone Courses
Program on Conflict and Development and The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University leverage their mutual resources to conduct research related to conflict and development around the world.
Student Innovators
Program on Conflict and Development personnel encourage student innovators and entrepreneurs to design tools and techniques that can be used to highlight issues and solve problems in the developing world.
Courses at TAMU
Program on Conflict and Development faculty and staff teach courses at TAMU such as “Economics of Foreign Intervention, Conflict and Development” and “Food Security, Climate and Conflict.” These classes focus on real-world applications and welcome guest speakers with pertinent backgrounds as well as Program on Conflict and Development researchers to visit and interact with students.
Student Media Grant Program
Program on Conflict and Development offers Student Media Grants, which, with funding from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, empower students from around the world to highlight issues facing fragile and conflict-affected areas of the world through original, compelling photojournalism.
Internships
Program on Conflict and Development interns are challenged to go above and beyond what is expected of average students, and we have sent interns and recent graduates around the world to conduct research and gain international exposure. We also help place interns at USAID’s Headquarters in Washington, DC. Internships are advertised through our social media networks.
Capstone Courses
Program on Conflict and Development also works with The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M to implement “Capstone Courses.” Through this concerted effort, graduate students collaborate with Program personnel to conduct research related to conflict and development around the world and share results with key decision-makers.
Courses at Texas A&M University
In addition to offering Capstone Courses to Bush School students, Program on Conflict and Development faculty and staff teach courses at Texas A&M University such as “Economics of Foreign Intervention, Conflict and Development” and “Food Security, Climate and Conflict.” These classes focus on real-world applications and welcome guest speakers with pertinent backgrounds as well as Program on Conflict and Development researchers to visit and interact with students.
Student Research
Program on Conflict and Development encourages its students and interns to pursue conflict-related research on a variety of topics affecting fragile and vulnerable societies around the world, such as school violence, conflict-resistant food systems, crime and violence prevention systems, etc.
Student Innovators for Development
The Program has supported Student Innovators for Development through innovative workshops and courses, during which students engineered solutions for real-world clients ranging from NGOs and private-sector professionals to Botswanan farmers.
Play for Peace Education Program
Over 60 Texas A&M University students had an opportunity to lead Play for Peace® activities for kids in rural schools and villages in Guatemala. Aggies learned Play for Peace methodologies and then led collaborative games with Mayan kids, helping them learn about teamwork, inclusion and peace. Practice Peace Sessions led by a local expert included dialogues about avoiding gang activities in their communities and how kids and youth can become architects and leaders of sustained peace.
AgriCorps
AgriCorps connects American agricultural volunteers to the demand for experiential, school-based, agricultural education in developing countries. It started operating in Ghana with the support of the Program on Conflict and Development (Program on Conflict and Development).
Education Projects and Studies
The Program supports research on educational topics as well as extension programs to educate the peacemakers of tomorrow.
Education in Conflict (Kenya)
Studies on Education and School Violence
- Effects of School Safety on Academic Achievement
- The Effects of School-Related Gender-Based Violence on Academic Performance: Evidence from Botswana, Ghana and South Africa
