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Does Conflict Resolution Rely on Working Memory?
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Moss, Melissa E.; Kikumoto, Atsushi; Mayr, Ulrich – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2020
Theoretical considerations and results from individual differences studies suggest that working memory and conflict resolution are interrelated functions. Yet, there is little direct evidence suggesting that they actually share common cognitive resources. To study how overcoming conflict influences the maintenance of working memory representations…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes, Interaction
When Hate Comes to Campus: Campus Readiness for Conflict, Safety, and Student Voice
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Kruse, Sharon D.; Rodela, Katherine C. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2019
A state voter proposition concerning gun regulation motivated a local far-right political group to organize a pro-gun rally on campus. Overriding the safety and security concerns of faculty and students, freedom of speech rights required that the group be allowed to assemble on campus. The case explores interactions among administration, faculty,…
Descriptors: Readiness, Conflict, Safety, Violence
Mentoring Graduate Students: The Good, Bad, and Gray
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Ballantine, Jeanne H.; Jolly-Ballantine, John-Andrew – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2015
Good mentoring of graduate students influences their perseverance and success to completion, whereas bad mentoring can result in negative outcomes, including delayed degree completion or non-completion. What the authors refer to as the gray zone is that which falls between good and bad mentoring. Examples are partial mentoring or changes in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Graduate Students, Instructional Improvement, Teaching Methods
Playing With Conflict: Teaching Conflict Resolution through Simulations and Games
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Powers, Richard B.; Kirkpatrick, Kat – Simulation & Gaming, 2013
Playing With Conflict is a weekend course for graduate students in Portland State University's Conflict Resolution program and undergraduates in all majors. Students participate in simulations, games, and experiential exercises to learn and practice conflict resolution skills. Graduate students create a guided role-play of a conflict. In addition…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Conflict, Graduate Students, Conflict Resolution
Managing a Crisis
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Pierce, Dennis – Community College Journal, 2016
Planning ahead, practicing your response for various scenarios, being open and honest, showing empathy and respect for other peoples' perspectives and assuring stakeholders that you have the situation covered are the foundations of communicating successfully during a crisis, experts say. This article provides strategies for Community College…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Higher Education, Crisis Management
Communicating with Stakeholders
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Eldridge, Jonathan; Mason, Tisa – New Directions for Student Services, 2010
Understanding the institutional context of financial issues and related communication enhances the effectiveness of student affairs administrators within their areas of responsibility and as leaders of change on campus. This chapter focuses on key aspects of developing a comprehensive communication strategy.
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Stakeholders, Communication Skills, Communication Strategies