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

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