Children learn to solve problems and other concepts through lesson plans provided by the Center for Global Perspectives, a nonprofit educational organization financed by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Their goal is to make young students more aware of the world and how to process information from different parts of the…

Sport functioned in several capacities during the Civil War: as a means of improving training effectiveness, as a diversion during holiday periods, as a relief from boredom and inactivity during winter camp, and as a method for settling individual disputes and animosities. (MB)

The logical solution to differences in educational philosophies is to set up alternative school systems, within which each school would operate to implement a specific philosophy of education prescribed by its administrators, and parents, children, and teachers would be free to choose the school corresponding to their goals/interest. (JC)

Examines Jesse Jackson's rhetorical strategy of functionalizing conflict among divisive Democrats during the 1984 national convention. Applies conflict theory to Jackson's convention address, which serves as the basis for this rhetorical analysis. (JD)

Investigated the effects of subject sex and target sex on reported conflict management styles. Found males more likely than females to use a competing style, while females were more likely than males to use a compromising style. Found all subjects more likely to use an accommodating style with female targets. (SKC)

When second- through fifth-grade learning disabled (N=24) and nonhandicapped (N=24) boys were shown four hypothetical social situations and then interviewed about social interaction goals and strategies, the learning-disabled students were found to perform with less social competence and at lower developmental levels than nonhandicapped peers in…

Examines conceptual aspects of Validation Therapy (VT), humanistic approach to help disoriented very old persons resolve life's unfinished conflicts by expressing feelings. Describes four stages of disorientation based on emotional and physical characteristics. Discusses theoretical assumptions and underlying principles of VT. Outlines research…

Examined self-reports of grievants (N=324) concerning characteristics of grievance-filing and perceived outcomes. Results showed the level at which a grievance was settled played an unimportant role; resolution of different types of grievances affected relations with union and management. Nature of settlement and grievance type were perceived as…

Presents a model of social confrontation (communication episodes initiated when one participant signals that the other's behavior violates a rule or expectation for appropriate conduct). Describes issues arising during social confrontation. Concludes that negotiating expectations or relational rules within a problematic situation is the crux of…

Provides a personal account, dictated en route, of Carl Rogers' experiences during his trip to South Africa. Documents extensive commitment to people and to a process leading to peace. Journal ends with conviction that violence can be avoided and that no group really wants violence. (Author)

Discusses methods used to settle the emotional debt of love and nurturance withheld by the parent and owed to the child. The child, as an adult in a therapy setting, is responsible for the resolution of the conflict created by the parent-child relationship. (Author/ABB)

Compared an affective (Gestalt two-chair intervention) and a cognitive-behavioral (problem-solving) counseling intervention used to help clients resolve intrapersonal conflicts related to a decision. A one-way analysis of variance revealed that affective intervention was more effective than cognitive behavioral intervention or no treatment for…

Analyzes the moral acts of 19 dyads of 4-year-olds in a cognitively simplified version of the Prisoner's Dilemma Game in relationship to their friendship, emotions, and processes of conflict resolution. (HOD)

Examined the conditions under which union members were willing to support their union in a conflict. Hypothesized that readiness to support union action is a function of the individual's estimates of costs and benefits. Anticipated costs and benefits of a collective, social, and material nature accounted for the variance. (Author/ABB)

A well-written school design contract can protect both the school board and the architect. The language of the "Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect," provided by the American Institute of Architects, can be expanded to include terms written specifically for the owner's protection. (MLF)