Curriculum  Units/Instructional   Programs
to  Teach  Conflict  Resolution/
Mediation  Skills

The teaching of conflict resolution and mediation skills has been one of the primary responses to violent behaviours in schools.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• Schwartz W. (1994). Anti-bias and conflict resolution curricula: Theory and practice. ERIC Digest
• U.S. Department of Education, (1996). Conflict Resolution in Creating Safe and Drug Free Schools: An Action Guide
• Morton I, (1991). Conflict resolution programs in schools. ERIC Digest
• Girard KL (1995). Preparing teachers for conflict resolution in the schools. ERIC Digest
• Inger M, (1991). Conflict resolution programs in schools. ERIC Digest
• Crawford D, Bodine R. (1996). Conflict Resolution Education. A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings.
• Pendharkar M. (1995). School-Based Conflict Management.
• Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide. (1996). Conflict Resolution.
• Cueto S. (1993). Promoting Peace: Integrating Curricula to Deal With Violence.
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education New York NY. Practitioner Assessment of Conflict Resolution Programs. ERIC Digest Number 163.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• Cueto S et al, (1993). Promoting Peace: Integrating curricula to Deal With Violence
• Wheeler T et al, (1994). Conflict Management in Schools: Sowing Seeds for a Safer Society. Final Report of the Conflict Management Demonstration Project 1990-93 
• "Appendix C: Programs for Addressing School Violence" found in Day DM, Golench CA, MacDougal J, Beals-Gonzalz CA (1995). School-based Violence Prevention in Canada: Results of a National Survey of Policies and Programs, Department of Justice, Canada.
• Pendharkar M. (1995). School-Based Conflict Management.
• Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide. (1996). Conflict Resolution.
• Centers for Disease Control. Cooperative Agreements on Youth Violence.
• National Institute of Justice Update. (1995). Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs in Middle Schools.
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education New York NY. Practitioner Assessment of Conflict Resolution Programs. ERIC Digest Number 163.

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

• National Institute of Justice Update. (1995). Evaluation of Violence Prevention Programs in Middle Schools.

Resources

-Planning Guides

• U.S. Department of Education (1996). Conflict Resolution in Creating Safe and Drug Free Schools: An Action Guide
• Crawford D, Bodine R. (1996). Conflict Resolution Education. A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings
• Pendharkar M. (1995). School-Based Conflict Management.
• Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide. (1996). Conflict Resolution.
  
  

-Programs and Materials

• School Safety Programs SEDLETTER
• Benjamin Franklin Middle School Assets 
• Effective Citizenry, Surdna Foundation, Inc.
• Conflict Resolution Resources. Action-Evaluation Research Initiative. Alternative to Violence Project 
• Journal of Mediation, Conciliation and Conflict Resolution
• Building the Peace: The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program 
• Manitoba Education and Training (1998). Conflict Resolution: A Bibliography, Feb. 1998. Video Kits A-Z
• Zimmer JA, (1993). We Can Work It Out Problem Solving Through Mediation
• McMahon P, (1995). Stemming Harassment Among Middle School Students through Peer Mediation and Group Exercises
• RCCP National Center. Resolving Conflict Creatively Program.
  

-Policy Examples