While many schools are implementing conflict resolution programs, few are successful in creating a school-wide climate of nonviolence and a peaceful means of resolving conflict. This article provides preliminary results of a three year study of seven inner city schools that examined the role that the principal plays in such programs. (BF)

This paper presents findings of a case study conducted at a middle school to understand how substantive change occurs in a school that has moved beyond the initial transition stage. The study was conducted during the 1991-92 school year at Cross Keys Middle School in Florissant, Missouri, which was changing from a traditional junior high school to…

This elective course of study for grades seven through nine is part of a total effort to revise curriculum to fit the quinmester administrative organization of schools. The intent is to equip students to meaningfully analyze current events. Emphasis is placed on understanding the complex underlying political, economic, racial, and religious causes…