Policymakers and Administrators
Welcome to the Conflict Resolution Education Connection’s resources for policymakers and administrators. Our goal is to provide information that will support administrators interested in promoting or extending conflict resolution work within education. The sidebar menu to your right provides a listing of the content areas we focus on at this site.
Related Catalog Resources
Below you'll find a randomized listing of up to 20 related items (we may have more...) drawn from our Resource Catalog.
| Resource Title | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge to create a safer learning environment for youth, The | 83-page PDF report which continues the author's "exploration of how violence affects learning and my search for effective approaches to support learning for those who have experienced violence ... I sought to learn more about how violence affects learning by interviewing young people who are currently struggling with learning, either within or...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Northeast Ohio Juvenile Corrections Officer (JCO) pilot curriculum | Web-based pilot-project under the coordination of the Global Issues Resource Center at Cuyahoga Community College. "This 120 hour pilot curriculum attempts to address training deficiencies which often lead to high levels of [Juvenile Corrections Officer] staff turnover and increased operational costs ... The challenges associated with the...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Lessons for helping students develop emotional awareness to support CRE | 20-page Powerpoint presentation given at the Second International Summit on Conflict Resolution education, in which "participants will learn multiple, developmentally appropriate, lowcost activities that can be used in classroom or counseling settings to develop emotion foundation abilities, in students grades K-8, adaptations that would suit...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| SCORE Quick Reference Guide to Peer Mediation for Students | 10-page guide for student peer mediators that reviews the mediation process and provides practice tips. Developed for use by the Student Conflict Resolution Experts (SCORE) program in Massachusetts as "a quick reference guide for students to accompany their training". | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Celebrating African American/Black leaders in history: Their religions and their legacy | 16-page PDF lesson plan in which students, (grades 6-12) are "introduced to several Black and African American leaders and learn about the influence of their religious beliefs on their activism and contributions to society. Students will learn biographical, historical and religious information associated with these leaders, peer-teach their...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Practicing peace: A peace education module for standards 4 through 6 in Solomon Islands | 87-page word document which presents peace education for the Solomon Islands context. "The primary method used in peace education is generally referred to as a "facilitated" or "interactive" model of teaching. In this method, the teacher becomes a facilitator of learning and a co-learner with the students. Students and teachers use experiential...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Gender Toolkit: A manual for youth peace workers | This guide aims to provide flexible and context-sensitive tools for supporting awareness and gender mainstreaming in youth peacebuilding organisations. It address the challenge of how to include a "gender lens" in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of different projects while integrating gender issues at the structural and...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Bullying prevention and intervention: TeamMates Mentoring Program Lincoln Public Schools | 9-page PDF case study which, "looks at one program in Nebraska, Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) TeamMates, that has decided to address bullying at several schools through mentoring, using volunteers from the community to reach out to bullies and victims alike." | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Racial and ethnic conflict on campus | Pdf article reprinted from the June/July 1991 Issue (Vol 33) of The Fourth R, The Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education which discusses the, "role of the ombudsman in relation to racial incidents and the development and implementation of racial harassment policies ... in developing our training, we will be incorporating...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Changing patterns of roommate conflict fueled by the net | Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 6, Number 1, (Nov 2005), discusses college roommate conflict and how it has changed in the age of "net-gen" students. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Tolerance in multiethnic Georgia: Training methodology manual for educators | 156-page pdf training manual, "on the management of interethnic relations intended for teachers and youth leaders (educators). It also includes the description of the ethnic groups residing in Georgia and covers the themes like the nature of ethnic stereotypes and attitudes, peculiarities of intercultural dialogue, the essence of ethnic identity...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Podcast audio resources for conflict studies | Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 6, Number 1, (Nov 2005), which introduces the concept of podcasting and its use in conflict resolution education, it also provides basic start up information and sites of interest. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| What's in a name?: Capturing the essence of campus mediation | Pdf article reprinted from the February/March 1995 Issue (Vol 55) of The Fourth R, The Newsletter of the National Association for Mediation in Education which describes the comprehensive set of activities offered by Campus Mediation Center at Syracuse University. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Emergence of campus mediation systems, The: History in the making | Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 1, (Oct 2001), which "explore[s] historical changes in the campus context as it relates to mediation and conflict resolution, and make[s] note of apparent trends in the writing and research on campus conflicts and conflict resolution." Includes bibliography | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Public policy and conflict resolution in education project: Final report, July 2002 | 17 page pdf report of the The Western Justice Center Foundation, Pasadena, California, in partnership with the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), which "undertook a project funded by the Compton Foundation to develop recommendations for integrating conflict resolution education (CRE) throughout California public schools. We interviewed and...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Peer mediation, conflict resolution, violence prevention and safe schools, 1986-2001 | 25-page PDF bibliography of resources on the topics of peer mediation, conflict resolution, violence prevention, and safe schools. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Strategies to prevent youth violence | 92-page pdf chapter from "Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action," which investigates "Social-cognitive interventions strive to equip children with the skills they need to deal effectively with difficult social situations, such as being teased or being the last one picked to join a team. They build on...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Inter-agency P.E.P.: Skills for constructive living: Teacher training manual 3 | 50-page pdf manual which "is one of the components of the Inter-Agency Peace Education Programme, the programme is designed for education managers of ministries dealing with both formal and non-formal education and for agencies which implement education activities on behalf of the government ... the manual looks at ‘good teaching’ and the...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Documenting bullying at your school: tips for school administrators | Pdf document which introduces the idea of assessing and tracking bullying behavior at school for administrators. | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
| Licensure Report - Conflict Management Pilot Program In North Carolina | A 9-page pdf document discussing the experiences of Center for the Prevention of School Violence's "Reach In, Reach Out, Reach Over Conflict Management Curriculum" development initiative and related work done on revising statewide licensure of new teachers to include conflict management concepts and skills. Includes reports on results of focus...(see more) | Catalog Listing Direct Link to Resource View in Browser |
