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Kids Working It Out: Stories and Strategies for Making Peace in Our Schools

Kids Working It Out: Stories and Strategies for Making Peace in Our Schools

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Kids who understand how to manage conflict successfully can transform their schools into safer and kinder places to learn. Kids Working It Out offers educators and parents a guide to the most current and effective school-based conflict resolution programs and shows how these programs can make a positive difference in our schools. Throughout the book, students and teachers share their stories of what it's really like in today's schools and reveal how Conflict Resolution Education, has shaped their experiences. Kids Working It Out covers a wide range of topics-- curriculum integration, peer mediation, restorative justice, and others-- and shows what it takes to implement an effective program in any school, and any community.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Mark Gerzon xi Introduction xv PART ONE: CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION: THE NEED AND THE POTENTIAL 1 1 Kids and Conflict in Schools: What’s It Really Like? 3 Randy Compton, School Mediation Center 2 An Introduction to Conflict Resolution Education 17 Tricia S. Jones, Temple University 3 The Building Blocks of Conflict Resolution Education: Direct Instruction, Adult Modeling, and Core Practices 35 Carol Miller Lieber, Educators for Social Responsibility PART TWO: WHAT WORKS: SUCCESS STORIES IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION 61 4 The Heart of the Matter: Social and Emotional Learning as a Foundation for Conflict Resolution Education 63 Rachael Kessler, PassageWays Institute In Their Own Words: “I Know That I Have Grown a Lot Emotionally” 76 5 “We Can Handle This Ourselves”: Learning to Negotiate Conflicts 89 Jennifer K. Druliner and Heather E. Prichard, Association for Conflict Resolution In Their Own Words: “I’ve Changed After the PYN Training” 98 6 Students Helping Students: Peer Mediation 109 Richard Cohen, School Mediation Associates In Their Own Words: “Peer Mediation Makes the World Better” 120 7 “We Can Do It Too!”: Peer Mediation for Special Education Students 129 Paul I. Kaplan, Hannah More School In Their Own Words: “Every School Should Have It” 139 8 Express Yourself! Expressive Arts and Conflict Discovery 147 Sarah Pirtle, Discovery Center In Their Own Words: “A Powerful Healing Tool and a Powerful Communication Tool” 162 9 Making Meaningful Connections: Curriculum Infusion 173 Rachel A. Poliner, Educational Consultant In Their Own Words: “Infusion Lets You Do Lots More with Less Time” 188 10 Making Things Right: Restorative Justice for School Communities 199 Alice Ierley and David Claassen-Wilson, School Mediation Center In Their Own Words: “People Actually Learn to Be Better People” 210 11 School Bullying: Prevention and Intervention 221 Beverly B. Title, Teaching Peace In Their Own Words: “It Has Really Helped How Safe We Feel” 236 12 R.E.S.P.E.C.T.: Appreciating and Welcoming Differences 251 Priscilla Prutzman, Creative Response to Conflict In Their Own Words: “It Made Me Speak Up for Myself and My Culture” 265 13 School’s Out: Time for Fun, Relaxation, and Peaceful Conflict Resolution Education 275 Sandy Tsubokawa Whittall, Educators for Social Responsibility In Their Own Words: “When the Kids Are Playing, They Are Working as a Team” 282 14 Reflections on Stories of Success 291 Tricia S. Jones, Temple University, and Randy Compton, School Mediation Center Postscript: The Importance of Supporting Conflict Resolution Education 309 Amalia G. Cuervo Notes 311 Appendix A: Books, Publications, and Websites 319 Appendix B: Organizations and Programs 325 About the Editors 349 About the Contributors 351 Name Index 355 Subject Index 359


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780787963798
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Stories and Strategies for Making Peace in Our Schools
  • Width: 180 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0787963798
  • Publisher Date: 07 Jan 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 707 gr


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