A successful conflict manager in the field of education (1) is aware of the problems facing the young, the oppressed, and the sensitive; (2) is harshly realistic about his own personal and role limitations; (3) attempts wherever possible to substitute collective judgments for personal discretion; (4) possesses the leadership and organizational…

This paper reports one attempt to study and work toward the resolution of conflict in an inner city school. Specifically, this investigation was concerned with resolving conflict between students and teachers in an urban school by attempting to: (1) establish effective communication between these groups; and (2) improve understanding so that…

This speech argues that effective management of schools requires the decentralization of management functions from the superintendent level to that of the building principal. The speaker notes that, for an educational administrator, survival is related to the ability to deal with conflict. According to the author, principals must become the major…

This report reviews "Sesame Street's" development of procedure and materials for the 1970-1971 season with emphasis on the social goals of cooperation, conflict resolution, and realization of differing perspectives. These goals mark a departure from the first year of programing which emphasized cognitive learning objectives. Research…

The handbook for secondary students advocates nonviolent action, not passivity nor retaliation toward injustices. Emphasis is upon helping students to understand nonviolent action; to be familiar with training information on courses, time requirements, problems, costs, and procedures; and to deal with direct objectives toward peaceful social…

Discusses the use of conflict management and organizational development techniques to develop collaborative decision-making in an organization. (Available from The Conference Board Record, Box 908 SDR P.O. Station, New York, NY 10022; $30.00 annually, $1.50 single copy.) (JG)

The author presents these three ground rules for engaging in organizational conflict: (1) take the offensive; (2) take the cue for the second move from the opponent's defensive response; and (3) know when to execute a "strategic retreat." (HMV)

Details the colloquiam commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the end of World War II with participants from East Germany, Norway, Soviet Union, Denmark and Finland. Analyzes detente in terms of conflicting ideologies, social responsibilities, and free flow of information. (MH)

Key communicators--community members who come in contact with many people and who are informal information sources--can be used by the schools as sources of feedback from the community and as information disseminators. (DS)

The article discusses the stress felt by those involved in bilingual programs. (NQ)

Three approaches to teaching university-level creative problem-solving skills are described. (BD)

In this study, sex role differences are assessed in terms of interpersonal conflict. Results suggest that feminine persons disapprove of competition more than persons of masculine and androgynous sex role identification. (Author/WI)

The introduction to this paper seeks to clarify and distinguish the concepts of "conflict,""conflict of interest,""hostility," and "violence." The main part of the paper describes the Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales, which are designed to measure the use of reasoning, verbal agression, and violence within the…

This program's success is based on trust between the committee members and the administration, the administration's willingness to share power with students--some of whom have not been model students, and the selection of students who are "underground" leaders and who are willing and able to help resolve student conflicts. (Author/IRT)

The principal is expected to resolve conflict that stems from school board policy clashing with personal need. Board policy of necessity deals in generalities. A parallel is drawn between the principal and the sin-eater--the man who, for little payment, was believed to consume the sins of the deceased. (Author/MLF)