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In Search of Peace: Peer Conflict Resolution.

Miller, Rose W. – Schools in the Middle, 1993

Concerned with increasing numbers of student fights, a Maryland middle school initiated a peer-mediation program to help students deal effectively with conflict. Peer mediators received training emphasizing confidentiality, rephrasing, and cooperation. After one year, the number of suspensions and student arguments decreased, school climate…

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, Intermediate Grades

Taking a Stand against Violence. Leadership and Responsibility: One School's Quest to Create a Safe Harbor.

Nor, Laksmi; And Others – Schools in the Middle, 1996

Details how one urban middle school took an active stand against violence by establishing programs in student leadership, conflict resolution, peer mediation, and violence prevention. Highlights benefits, student participation and training, and several innovative alternatives to suspension and traditional school discipline measures of the program,…

Descriptors: Aggression, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Education