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Download full textBickmore, Kathy – 1999
What does it mean to teach children to be "good citizens," for example, in conflict resolution and service learning activities? This study addressed that question by examining contrasting conceptions of "good citizenship" that were enacted in several peer conflict mediation programs implemented in urban elementary schools. In…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Conflict Resolution, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Peer reviewedBickmore, Kathy – Theory into Practice, 1997
Considers two complementary ways of teaching conflict resolution in schools: special training sessions focusing specifically on conflict resolution; and more diffuse but substantiated conflict resolution opportunities integrated into academic coursework. Vignettes from two schools illustrate the different strengths of curricular and…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Elementary School Students
