Peace education includes lessons about conflict sources, transformation and resolution. While featuring field-based examples in multiple disciplines, including political science, anthropology, communication, psychology, sociology, counseling, law and teacher training, this book presents real cases of conflict work. Explained are concepts…

This publication attempts to answer common questions that parents, teachers, administrators, and others have about mediation as a means of resolving conflicts between parents of a child with a disability and the school district. Four real life stories are used to show how experienced mediators use a variety of methods to help participants work out…

The use of mediation to resolve conflicts in educational settings is examined especially in relation to handicapped students. Four sample case studies illustrating the informal and formal use of the technique are detailed. Tables illustrate trends in due process administrative decisions in Georgia and mediator training requirements and…

This document was written by and for educators concerned about the classroom disruptions that steal instructional hours and endanger the safety of students. It also should be useful to community groups and parents who help children to develop productive skills in dealing with their own emotions and dealing with others in constructive ways. The…

Expanding on Ruth Sidney Charney's ideas in "Teaching Children to Care," this book addresses the question of adding a caring dimension to classroom practice. The book draws on case studies from six elementary classroom teachers as they incorporate some aspect of a caring curriculum to their students. The book is divided into three parts with the…

By identifying and weighing the effects of an act on each constituency, a matrix based on John Stuart Mill's theories of utilitarianism illuminates and helps resolve complex ethical dilemmas. Application of the approach is illustrated with a simulated case study concerning the issue of reputation in a small private college. (Author/MSE)

Argues that the case study method of assessing human interactions in organizations provides incomplete information and contains inadequate judgment criteria. Examines epistemological assumptions on which case study or interpretive methodology rests (including cultural analysis of organizations) and recommends an alternative problem-solving model…

This study guide, intended for high school and college classrooms, provides background information, timelines, and program synopses for the various programs which make up the public television series, "A Force More Powerful." The series is about popular movements battling entrenched regimes or military forces with weapons very different…

The challenges of resolving conflicts between the sponsored programs administration office and the development office are discussed and the need for cooperation and role demarcation are emphasized. Steps taken by the University of Akron (Ohio) to enhance cooperation between the offices through cooperation and communication are outlined. (MSE)

A variety of methods are presented for developing skills for critical thinking, which is described as reflecting on assumptions underlying actions and considering new ways of looking at and living in the world. Critical thinking is viewed as not just an academic exercise, but a productive process enabling people to be more effective and innovative…

In the experience of the University of Toronto and University of British Columbia, university management approaches emphasizing selective cutbacks generate considerable political conflict. The business perspective recommends decisiveness but offers little implementation help. Management of conflict, collegiality, and the conditions leading to…

Program staffs working with emotionally disturbed students must be aware of their negative collective reactions to students with whom they experience little progress. This collective process can occur even though individual staff-student interactions avoid conflict cycles. To fight these negative reactions, verbalization of frustrations and…

Five hypothetical ethical dilemmas involving alumni offices are outlined, and the responses of a number of alumni directors and ethics experts are provided. The scenarios involve administrator travel, valued faculty violating institutional policy on multiple employment, alumni staff members' loyalty to alumni board versus the institution, hiring…

This eight-day unit is designed for use in social studies, language arts, and philosophy classes at secondary (7-12) and community college levels. After a general introduction to international conflict, students explore various modes of conflict resolution and conflict management. Students then consider in general terms the reasons for war and for…

This manual presents a collaborative "situational negotiations" approach to collective bargaining. After a brief introduction, part 1 describes the traditional adversarial bargaining model, using a case study from a medium-sized school district in the state of Washington to illustrate how the aftermath of confrontational bargaining is…