Describes a comprehensive school-based conflict-resolution approach designed by two school-based social workers and implemented in an "alternative" urban high school over a two-year period. Results indicate that a more cooperative atmosphere developed in the school as a result of the program and that the program was effective in reducing both…

This curriculum project is intended for studying nonviolent conflict resolution at the undergraduate and graduate level, but it could be adapted for high school classes. The project first presents an historical context of Israel to illuminate the present conflict in the Middle East. It then presents a series of vignettes that represent differing…

Suitable for use in a high school social studies course, this class game simulates the political interaction and general unrest in the nine-month period following the death of Tsar Nicholas II in Russia in 1917. Eight class groups take the roles of the leaders of the following political factions: the bourgeoisie, nobility, Socialist…

Designed for high school world history courses, this classroom simulation recreates the power politics within the Roman Republic between 120 B.C. and the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C. Following an introduction which places the game in historical context, game preparation procedure is described. This includes assignment of Roman names, explanation of…

The purpose of the training model described in this paper is to provide proactive and intervention strategies for managing classroom conflict. The impetus for the creation of this model came from a workshop collaboratively developed by high school students, teachers, and university faculty. The training model is designed for both prospective and…

Designed to assist teachers of students in grades 10-12 who wish to use the newspaper as a supplemental tool in law-related education, this guide provides model lessons demonstrating ways in which the daily newspaper can enhance textbook material. Although the guide is based on ongoing law-related education programs in St. Louis Public Schools, it…

Designed for high school students, this curriculum program addresses the challenges of cultural and ethnic diversity that many students face, including intolerance, violence, and a lack of hope. The curriculum provides students with an understanding of the United Nations (UN) and its various organizations. The unit teaches them the valuable skills…

A model and instrument based on leadership as social control theory (LASC) to assess leadership qualities of high school principals was developed in this study. The LASC model, based on symbolic interactionist and functionalist paradigms, attempts to explain the process by which leaders reduce conflicts between individual and organizational…

This article discusses a project that investigated a student-based problem-solving model for reducing crime in the nation's schools. A quasi-experimental research design was employed that captured data in three waves from more than 450 students attending 11th grade social studies classes in two schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Public Schools…

In May 1993, Peace Corps volunteers, environmentalists, and local educators attended a teacher training workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe. A learner-centered model constructed during the workshop represented community decision making, an activity based on simulations developed at George Mason University (Virginia). Using a joint decision making…

The purpose of this study is the construction of an administrative model to deal with youth in conflict in inner-city high schools through the intervening therapeutic technique called Positive Peer Culture (P.P.C.) Development of this model was facilitated by analyzing the literature, nationwide visitations of P.P.C. Programs and results of…

Intended for teachers, administrators, students, parents, counselors, professors, and consultants, this book provides a practical framework for the work of adults and young people who should improve the schools. It deals with different ways to use different viewpoints to generate new options for resolving conflict. It demonstrates how the same…

This study tested M. Deutsch's theory of cooperation and conflict resolution using an intervention project at an inner city alternative high school in New York City. The study was designed to test the theory by confirmatory structural modeling and by evaluating the intervention. The procedure involved a pre- and post-test procedure administered…