The use of restorative practices, now popular in many schools, offer a step forward in the search of a promising solution to the disparate and overly punitive treatment of students of color and students with and at risk for disabilities. Restorative practices are student-centered interventions that are designed to establish positive relationships…

This bibliography lists 14 resource materials at the Wilmington College Peace Resource Center (Ohio) to teach about conflict resolution. The resources address all grade levels and contain curriculum materials and teaching guides. Information on borrowing materials is included, along with shipping details and costs. (EH)

This list of references to materials in the area of staff motivation was primarily assembled for the use of professional librarians, but it could also be used in library education at the college level. It encompasses the subjects of motivation, participative management, and conflict resolution, and includes only recent materials. The arrangement…

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC" contains 13 annotations of documents and journal articles on conflict resolution and management, all of which are indexed in the ERIC system. Materials on school-community tensions, conflict in high schools and school boards, collective bargaining, and other topics are annotated. (DS)

Outlines the new movement to teach conflict resolution in schools nationwide. It teaches students how to resolve their differences peaceably in an increasingly violent world. Includes a sidebar with a resource listing. (MD)

Describes the student mediator program developed at the William E. Ferron Elementary School (Nevada). Since the program began, the number of discipline problems referred to the principal has declined. Includes a sidebar outlining the steps used for orientation of mediators. (MD)

Presents an annotated bibliography of works published between 1977 and 1978 covering seven topics: (1) history and practice of argumentation; (2) theory of argumentation; (3) scholastic forensics; (4) experimental studies; (5) interpersonal conflicts; (6) political campaign communication; and (7) general interest articles. (JMF)

This article describes a literature search process employed to identify research in Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and special education, organizes some initial search results, briefly summarizes them, and raises important questions for the purpose of generating a future research agenda. The authors hope that this examination of literature…

Offers basic understandings about conflict and the steps in conflict resolution. Lists resources useful in helping elementary, middle, and secondary teachers develop an intentional approach to educating students about conflict and dealing with the conflicts students experience. (LAL)

Classroom management literature emphasizes non-punitive methods of managing a classroom of students, suggesting that democratic class meetings are an important or central element to developing student character. Class meetings are presented as a method of teaching children problem solving skills, conflict resolution, and a means for encouraging…

Includes materials from major speech publications and scholarly publications sponsored by other disciplines. Covers the history, practice, and theory of argumentation; scholastic forensics; experimental studies; interpersonal conflicts; political campaign communication; and articles of general interest. (PD)

This bibliography presents annotations of 28 selected items (mostly journal articles) which deal with conflict communication in intimate relationships. It updates a similar bibliography on conflict management and resolution in close personal relationships published in 1986. (SR)

This document presents a selective bibliography on education for global perspectives and nonviolent relations. The major emphasis is on recent books, reports, and articles in English or in the Scandinavian languages. The document groups the literature in seven content categories and presents introductory comments both in English and in Swedish.…

A history and chronology, together with a bibliography of relevant materials, focuses upon the student strike at San Francisco State College from November 1968 to March 1969, the largest in American academic history. The strike is set in its historical context, and minority student demands and major points of settlement are presented. The…

The 11 documents and articles in this annotated bibliography provide administrators with sources from which to obtain a basic understanding of the current status of conflict resolution theory and practice as it applies to education. Not all the entries are taken directly from the education literature; the references include information from…