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'We Have to Be Really Careful': Policy Intermediaries Preventing Violent Extremism in an Era of Risk
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Baak, Melanie; Stahl, Garth; Schulz, Samantha; Adams, Ben – Journal of Education Policy, 2022
In the field of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) schools have an important role to play, but precisely how policy actors and educators should best respond to extremism within their schools remains uncertain. Reporting on data from a broader study, this article draws on semi-structured interviews with three participants. The…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Risk Management, Terrorism
A Systematic Evaluation of Restorative Justice Practices: School Violence Prevention and Response
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Katic, Barbara; Alba, Laura A.; Johnson, Austin H. – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Despite its increasing recognition and use in U.S. schools, a limited amount of research has evaluated the effect of restorative justice (RJ) for school violence prevention and response. To date, there is no standardized method for RJ implementation. Therefore, this systematic literature review investigates peer-reviewed studies on the application…
Descriptors: Justice, Conflict Resolution, Violence, Prevention
Restorative Practices for Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism: An Affective-Discursive Examination of Extreme Emotional Incidents
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Schulz, Samantha; Baak, Melanie; Stahl, Garth; Adams, Ben – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
Schools worldwide are increasingly enmeshed in discourses of securitisation. Efforts to prevent or counter violent extremism (P/CVE) are a manifestation of this. P/CVE in education takes various forms; the pilot explored here is considered super-soft in that no mention was made of violent extremism. Attention was given to schools' capacities to…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Antisocial Behavior, Ideology
A Report on the Peace Education Commission Program, International Peace Research Association Conference 2010, Sydney, Australia
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Toh, Swee-Hin – Journal of Peace Education, 2010
From July 6th to 10th, 2010, International Peace Research Association (IPRA) held its biennial conference at the University of Sydney in Australia. Hosted by the University's Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies and coordinated by Jake Lynch and a team of dedicated staff and volunteers, the conference featured seven plenary panels and many…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Peace, Foreign Countries, Conflict Resolution
Cultural Differences and Conflict in the Australian Community. Working Papers on Multiculturalism Paper No. 11.
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Fisher, Linda; Long, Jeremy – 1991
The Community Justice Centres (CJCs) in New South Wales (Australia) are an addition to the justice system established and maintained by the state to deal with dispute and conflict in the community. The CJCs are designed to deal with disputes, such as those between members of a family or between neighbors, where there is a continuing relationship…
Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Literacy, Numeracy and Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Cumming, J. Joy; Wilson, Janice M. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
The formal court system in Australia has long been criticised for its adversarial nature. As a result, there has been an increase in the use of alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation. These are promoted as a means of increasing access to justice by disadvantaged groups and as an inexpensive way of solving legal or quasi-legal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Courts, Numeracy, Disadvantaged