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Peer reviewedGesten, Ellis L.; Weissberg, Roger P. – Special Services in the Schools, 1986
School-based, social problem-solving (SPS) training offers promise both for the prevention and remediation of social maladjustment of disabled children, with emphasis placed on social competence, social skills, and social problem-solving. Strategies for maximizing SPS skills acquisition include repetition, modeling, and role-playing. (CB)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Problems
Download full textHamburg, David A. – 1994
The human species seems to have a virtuoso capacity for making harsh distinctions between groups and for justifying violence on whatever scale the technology of the time permits. This essay explores the possibilities associated with using education as a means to avoiding conflicts or resolving them peacefully. Focus is placed on teaching humans to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Bias, Child Development
Crummey, Nefertari – 1980
This paper describes, from an historicial perspective, the causes and consequences of violent outbreaks involving the black community and examines the effectiveness of various kinds of violence in the resolution of conflict. Violence as a means of protest and a method of change is presented as an integral factor in the shaping of American history.…
Descriptors: Activism, Blacks, Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution
Peer reviewedTownley, Annette – Education and Urban Society, 1994
Briefly explores the issue of conflict resolution (CR) in education; the introduction of CR into the public schools; and whether CR processes such as mediation meet the needs of nondominant groups. It also introduces several articles that discuss specific approaches to the development and implementation of CR programs in schools. (GLR)
Descriptors: Arbitration, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
Jensen, Marian – 1980
Studies published in the last five years (since 1975) concerning how groups behave, with particular emphasis on implications for the administrator who wishes to deal more effectively with groups, are reviewed. The 25 studies represent 11 journals, written by authors from six related disciplines. For discussion purposes, the studies are divided…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Theories, Communication Problems, Conflict Resolution
Smith, Peter K.; Madsen, Kirsten C. – 1996
This poster presentation outlines the work of the DFE Anti-bullying project. In the first part of the poster the results of a large scale survey in the United Kingdom are presented. The results show the extent and nature of bullying. The questionnaire survey was administered to students from 24 schools in and around Sheffield, a northern…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Bullying
