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Bimba Dissanayake; Sabina Valente; Thilakshi Kodagoda – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2024
Introduction: Emotional intelligence and motivation are considered antecedent variables in conflict. Studies show the isolated impact of emotional intelligence on conflict and motivation on conflict, but the integrative impact of emotional intelligence and the need for power on the selection of a conflict resolution style is unknown. Consequently,…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, College Students, Universities
Watson, Nancy T., Ed.; Xie, Lei, Ed.; Etchells, Matthew J., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2018
"Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education" shares information regarding conflict management and resolution in higher education from a global perspective. In this book, the authors introduce many conflict resolution methods from different regions in the world. The book shares a conflict resolution model which may direct…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Higher Education, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries
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Harris, Simon; Lewer, Nick – Journal of Peace Education, 2008
In September 2005, adult students from Kilinochchi, located in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Wanni region of northern Sri Lanka, were awarded University of Bradford, UK, validated postgraduate certificates or diplomas in conflict resolution and peace preparedness. The diploma is, we think, a landmark in peace education…
Descriptors: Conflict, Adult Students, Peace, Foreign Countries
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Cardozo, Mieke T. A. Lopes – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2008
This article seeks to explore the "two faces of education" through a critical analysis of peace education in Sri Lanka. It aims to contribute to the wider debate on the complex role of education in situations of conflict. The article starts with an overview of what peace education is, or should be. This leads to the conclusion that peace…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Conflict, Role of Education, Criticism
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Jayawardana, A. K. L.; O'Donnell, Michael – Journal of Management Education, 2007
The Asian Tsunami struck Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004. Sri Lanka was the second worst affected country after Indonesia, and this natural disaster killed in excess of 35,000 people and displaced over 1 million. The article explores the Tsunami Disaster Management Program developed by one Sri Lankan university: the Postgraduate Institute of…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Problem Based Learning, Planning, Goal Orientation
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Harris, Simon; Lewer, Nick – Journal of Peace Education, 2005
This paper summarises the rationale, development, content, and delivery of a Post Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution and Peace Preparedness in Sri Lanka, a country that has experienced a violent and protracted social conflict over the last 25 years. It also describes the methodology which is being used to measure the peace impact of the…
Descriptors: Conflict, Peace, Foreign Countries, Conflict Resolution