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The Effects of a State-Wide Conflict Management Initiative in Schools.
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Tschannen-Moran, Megan – American Secondary Education, 2001
Describes qualitative and quantitative study of the impact of statewide grant program to implement conflict-management education programs in 50 high schools. Reports three approaches to conflict-management education: Curriculum infusion, peer mediation, and special events. Finds significant positive effects of conflict-management programs on…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, High Schools
An Ignored Antidote to School Violence: Classrooms That Reinforce Positive Social Habits.
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Willert, Jeanette; Willert, Richard – American Secondary Education, 2000
Zero-tolerance policies, security systems, peer mediation, and other "supervisory" violence-prevention measures ignore the classroom's potential for forming or modifying student behavior. When properly trained in cooperative-learning methodology, teachers can reinforce positive social behaviors and encourage tolerant attitudes on a daily…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Aggression, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning