Not a Bystander
Overview
Not a Bystander explores how education can respond to trauma in contexts of protracted conflict. Grounded in the work of the ELICIT Foundation in Kashmir, the book traces the development of a fellowship that places educators within schools to build cultures of safety, trust, and belonging.
Through field narratives and practice-based insights, it presents teaching as a relational and context-sensitive practice shaped by the lived realities of students and communities. Classrooms emerge as spaces where dignity is restored, agency is strengthened, and learning is sustained through connection.
Drawing on healing-centred approaches and ecological understandings of trauma, the book situates schools within broader social and political systems. It offers a framework for designing education that integrates psychosocial well-being into everyday practice, while remaining attentive to context, history, and community dynamics.
This work speaks to educators, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to strengthen education systems in fragile settings. It documents a model grounded in experience and reflection, offering pathways for building resilient, responsive, and human-centred schools.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798906436498
- ISBN-10: 9798906436498
- Publisher: Notion Press
- Publish Date: August 2026
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
- Page Count: 146
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