Compares the performance of individual and team negotiators using a sample of 232 graduate business students. Results indicate that the presence of teams increased competitiveness and decreased cooperativeness and trust between negotiating parties. In mixed negotiations, teams outperformed individual opponents and were perceived as having more…

This study, involving 1544 Navy recruit trainees, analyzed the relationships between conflict resolution tactics experienced during childhood, intimate partner conflict resolution tactics, alcohol problems, and adult child physical abuse risk. Findings provide partial support for the social learning perspective that the childhood experience of…

In a videoconference on the future of the U.S. college presidency, focus was on problems faced in dealing with smaller budgets, faculty attitudes, and tensions surrounding affirmative action and campus diversity. Several participants saw the president as spending time fundraising, lobbying, and acting as peacemaker among constituencies rather than…

Fourteen at-risk gifted adolescents participated in a 4-year qualitative study focusing on gaining autonomy, becoming differentiated, establishing career direction, and developing a mature relationship. Resolving conflict with parents generated the largest portion of narrative data. After four years, participants had resolved conflicts, felt…

For 30 years, Project Adventure (PA) has created adventure education programs that help participants face their fears, understand how others feel, and build creative group process. School-based PA programs help students take responsibility for their own behavior, while PA techniques are widely used in adventure programs for at-risk and adjudicated…

With state budgets in trouble across the United States, many school districts have already been hit with midyear cuts. Morale is the first and biggest issue administrators and school boards have to tackle. Successful leaders must be able to forecast what lies ahead and plan for the future. Good communication with staff and the public is crucial to…

Investigated interactional properties and developmental functions of the following four types of aggressive behaviors in adolescents: social aggression, direct relational aggression, physical aggression, and verbal aggression. Found that the majority of conflict interactions involved more than a dyad, and that social aggression was an initiating…

This discussion of dispute resolution and remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act focuses on the due process hearing as well as alternative dispute resolution, appropriate relief, reimbursements, compensatory relief, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees. (DB)

Discusses and illustrates the ways in which early childhood teachers can teach preschoolers about peace. Teachers can implement two simple rules: "Don't hurt anyone," and "Use words to settle problems." Explains how these rules would be implemented in particular preschool situations. (BB)

Discusses the need for many interdisciplinary approaches and interventions, including societal and economic reforms, in preventing interpersonal violence. After examining factors related to violent behavior, violence prevention in health promotion, and the health educator's role, the article presents examples of violence prevention efforts. (SM)

Many early childhood teachers report an increase in children's use of aggressive means to work out disputes, often as a result of such influences as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fad. This article offers suggestions for helping children learn ways to resolve conflicts and for creating a conflict resolution curriculum. (LB)

Describes the history and role of nongovernmental organizations within the United Nations structure. Discusses how the United Nations Economic and Social Council has recognized more than 1,000 organizations as consultants in its work to improve economic and social conditions throughout the world. (CFR)

Presents reviews of five books dealing with the origins, development, and contemporary role of the United Nations. Categorizes the books into "general" and "academic" publications. Asserts that these books will help dispel the cynical attitudes about public service, international politics, and the United Nations itself. (CFR)

Icelandic teachers discussed perceived changes in their work and students' social interactions during a program to foster students' social competence. The program emphasized classroom discussion on interpersonal relationships and conflict resolution to promote social growth. Teachers believed they gained confidence in handling interpersonal…

This article proposes that cultural diversity in legal education should help all students to reexamine their limited perceptions of justice. "Negotiable learning" (multicultural negotiation between groups of students) teaches students how to work through forms of bigotry. The approach is applied to teaching of criminal law, labor law, and public…