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Jarvela, Sanna; Volet, Simone; Jarvenoja, Hanna – Educational Psychologist, 2010
In this article we propose that in order to advance our understanding of motivation in collaborative learning we should move beyond the cognitive-situative epistemological divide and combine individual and social processes. Our claim is that although recent research has recognized the importance of social aspects in emerging and sustained…
Descriptors: Motivation, Cooperative Learning, Social Influences, Epistemology
Kirleis, Kathryn – 1995
This practicum was designed to explore the impact that exposure to conflict management had on emotionally and behaviorally disordered high school students. High school students who participated in this study were from the west coast of central Florida. The practicum objectives were for students to show a 25% increase in the use of conflict…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Conflict Resolution, Educational Research, Emotional Disturbances
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Johnson, David W.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1994
Reports on a study of the effects of a peer-mediation training program among 92 elementary school students. Finds that the training program was successful in teaching negotiation and mediation procedures and skills. Reports that the training dramatically reduced the number of conflicts referred to teachers and principal. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Inger, Morton – 1991
This document presents a brief overview of conflict resolution in school settings and defines conflict resolution as: (1) a constructive approach to interpersonal and intergroup conflicts that helps people with opposing positions work together to arrive at mutually acceptable compromise solutions; and (2) as the body of knowledge and practice…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Johnson, David W.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1995
Discusses the effectiveness of a peer mediation program in a Midwestern suburban elementary school. Responses to questionnaires given to students and teachers suggested that the students successfully learned the procedures and applied them in conflict situations throughout the year. Includes a thorough description of the program's procedures. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Daily Living Skills
Gayle, Barbara Mae, Ed.; Preiss, Raymond W., Ed.; Burrell, Nancy, Ed.; Allen, Mike, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
This volume offers a systematic review of the literature on communication education and instruction. Making meta-analysis findings accessible and relevant, the editors of this volume approach the topic from the perspective that meta-analysis serves as a useful tool for summarizing experiments and for determining how and why specific teaching and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Classroom Communication, Teacher Effectiveness