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…

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 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)

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)

Features documents in "Resources in Education" that describe how the following occupational groups handle conflict: nurses, school superintendents, city managers, board members, teachers, and training directors. (PD)

When managed effectively, conflict can lead to goal satisfaction, more creative solutions, and enhanced commitment to relationships. Approaches to conflict management are discussed and categorized. Similarities and contributions of widely used models are presented. Models that convert conflicts into problems to which problem-solving techniques can…

This report summarizes research findings concerning three types of conflict common in schools: structural conflict, group conflict, and cognitive conflict. Structural conflict arises out of the organizational structure. Corwin found that as schools become more complex, authority problems and teacher administrator conflicts rise. He also found that…

Presents an annotated bibliography of books which may provide bibliotherapy to primary grade students experiencing emotional or social conflict in coping with competition, divorce or change in family status, failure, peer group pressure, and alienation/rejection. (CMV)

This selected annotated bibliography on conflict and negotiation is designed for teachers at all levels from childhood to adult. The annotated bibliography is divided into books as general sources, articles and papers reflecting the diversity of approaches to conflict and negotiation, and specific curriculum guides and teaching aids. The 47 items…

The role of communication in conflict and conflict resolution is the focus of the items listed in this two-part extensive bibliography. Entries are arranged alphabetically and are listed under the following five categories in each section: intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict, group and societal conflict, organizational conflict, political and…

Offers brief descriptions of 10 books for children and adolescents in which characters attempt to sort out the cultural conflicts that result when cultures meet. (SR)

Community, organizational, and interpersonal conflict must be considered by those concerned with being active and effective participants in the process of planning for change in their communities. Each of these three kinds of conflict is given a section in this selected bibliography. In each section entries are listed under two headings:…

The project group "Preparedness for Peace" carries on research and development work on peace education and related aspects of internalization of school teaching. This bibliography gives examples of reports and miniprints from this project work and some related earlier projects of the Malmo School of Education in Sweden. The list also includes some…

The bibliography lists examples of monographs and collections of papers explicitly dealing with peace education. Some special issues of journals devoted to the area of peace education also have been included. The major focus is on materials in English, German, and the Scandinavian languages from recent years. For those unfamiliar with the area,…

The bibliography lists examples of journal articles and chapters in edited books explicitly dealing with peace education. The major focus is on materials in English, German, and the Scandinavian languages from recent years. (EH)