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Law, Kimberli Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to remedy the paucity of knowledge about higher education's conflict resolution practice of online dispute resolution by providing an in-depth description of mediator and instructor online practices. Telephone interviews were used as the primary data collection method. Eleven interview questions were relied upon to…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Conflict Resolution, Computer Mediated Communication, Higher Education
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DeVoogd, Karen; Lane-Garon, Pamela; Kralowec, Charles A. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2016
Seven schools in an economically challenged area of an urban school district in central California implemented mentored peer mediation programs under the guidance of a university-K-12 partnership project, Mediator Mentors. Individual student outcomes for social-cognitive dispositions, perceptions of school climate, conflict strategy choices, and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Conflict Resolution, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Stevahn, Laurie; Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T.; Schultz, Ray – Journal of Social Psychology, 2002
Examines the effectiveness of conflict resolution and peer mediation training among California high school students. Explains that two of four classes received five weeks of conflict resolution and peer mediation training integrated into the social studies curriculum. Found greater academic achievement, long term retention, and transfer of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Conflict Resolution, Educational Research
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Ransom, Laurie – Multicultural Education, 2001
Proposes an interdisciplinary, fourth-grade conflict resolution curriculum that integrates content area activities that take into consideration the cognitive and moral development of fourth graders. The curriculum focuses on conflict resolution skills, diversity and conflict, and mediation. Each theme is supported by four approaches to learning:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conflict Resolution, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness
Bosworth, Kris, Ed. – 1999
This collection of papers provide a range of data on dealing with violence in the schools and communities, focusing on risk factors and correlates of youth violence, how violence affects young people, and how schools can help students avoid violence. The papers include: "Youth Violence in the United States: Major Trends, Risk Factors, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bullying, Children, Conflict Resolution
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Lane-Garon, Pamela S.; Ybarra-Merlo, Monica; Zajac, Joe Dee; Vierra, Tekla – Journal of Peace Education, 2005
It is the view of these authors that children learn to be peacebuilders in the context of relationships where, if fortunate, they experience guided practice in interpersonal skill development around conflict. "Mediator Mentors", the program described in this article, is a school-university partnership in which Teacher-Education…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Program Implementation, Skill Development, Interpersonal Competence