Personal statement

Yesid is an educator with an interest in education and international development, with a particular emphasis on peacebuilding. His doctoral research delved into conceptualisations of peace emerging in communities affected by conflict in Putumayo, Colombia.

A crucial component of Yesid's research involved his ethical obligation to comprehend and assimilate insights from the experiences and perspectives of these communities regarding peace, conflict, and social justice. This allowed him to explore ways in which various educational sites navigate spaces of conflict and propose alternatives to counteract violent conflict and oppression.

Academic qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Education – Bath Spa University
  • MA Education – Bath Spa University
  • Diploma, Religious Education – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • BA (Hons) English Philology – Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Professional memberships

  • Fellowship of the Advanced HE institution (FHEA)

Teaching specialisms / modules

  • Peace and Conflict
  • Introduction to Peace Studies (For International Relations and Politics)
  • Donor Logics and Actors in Education and Development
  • TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  • Youth in Society: Power, Politics and Participation
  • Young People, Identities and Subcultures

Research and academic outputs

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A holistic approach to peace education: experiences of Putumayo, Colombia
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Paez, Y (2023) 'A holistic approach to peace education: experiences of Putumayo, Colombia.' In: Carter, C and Dhungana, R.K, eds. Educating for peace through countering violence: strategies in curriculum and instruction. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 220-237. ISBN 9781032464046

Future-oriented pedagogies: a response to the challenges of today’s conflicts, the case of Colombia
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Paez, Y (2024) 'Future-oriented pedagogies: a response to the challenges of today’s conflicts, the case of Colombia.' NORRAG Special Issue, 10. pp. 156-159. ISSN 2571-8010

Peace education in a time of war: the Museum of Peace in Rivne, Ukraine as a space of memory making and hope
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Marchuk, O, Melnychuk, L, Paguta, T, Pocheniuk, Y, Bates, A, Paez, Y and Parfitt, A (2024) 'Peace education in a time of war: the Museum of Peace in Rivne, Ukraine as a space of memory making and hope.' Journal of Peace Education, 21 (1). pp. 16-33. ISSN 1740-0201

Peacebuilding from multiple voices: understanding the potential of education in the transformation of Colombian society
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Paez, Y (2022) Peacebuilding from multiple voices: understanding the potential of education in the transformation of Colombian society. PhD thesis, Bath Spa University.

Culturally responsive pedagogies outside the classroom: rehearsing the capacity to aspire to new worlds in contexts of war [blog post]
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Paez, Y (2022) Culturally responsive pedagogies outside the classroom: rehearsing the capacity to aspire to new worlds in contexts of war [blog post]. NORRAG - Network for international policies and cooperation in education and training.

Community-based research with vulnerable populations. Ethical, inclusive and sustainable frameworks for knowledge generation [book review]
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Paez, Y (2022) Community-based research with vulnerable populations. Ethical, inclusive and sustainable frameworks for knowledge generation [book review]. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 45 (5). pp. 551-552. ISSN 1743-727X