Conflict Resolution Within the Classroom

Presented

by

Irshad Narejo

Conflict Resolution

♦ Conflict resolution means a process of resolving dispute or disagreement. 

♦ The process of ending a disagreement between two or more people in a constructive manner for all parties involved.

♦ Conflict resolution is designed in Schools to provide students with a neutral, safe, environment where they can express their point of view and discuss issues in a mutually satisfactory manner.2 03/13/15

Conflict Resolution Approaches

♦ There are four basic approaches to conflict resolution in education

♦ Process Curriculum

♦ Mediation Program:

♦ Peaceable Classroom

♦ Peaceable School

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Process Curriculum

• An approach to conflict resolution education characterized by devoting a specific time to teaching the foundation abilities, principles, and one or more of the problem solving processes of conflict resolution as a separate course, distinct curriculum, or daily lesson plan.

• This type of negotiation helps disputants envision This type of negotiation helps disputants envision scenarios and generate options for achieving results scenarios and generate options for achieving results that satisfy both. that satisfy both.

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Mediation Program• A conflict resolution education

program in which selected individuals (teachers and/or students) are trained in the principles and foundation abilities of conflict resolution and in the mediation process in order to provide neutral third-party facilitation to assist those in conflict to reach a resolution.

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Peaceable Classroom Approach

♦ The Peaceable Classroom approach integrates The Peaceable Classroom approach integrates conflict resolution into the curriculum and daily conflict resolution into the curriculum and daily management of the classroom. management of the classroom.

♦ Teachers use the cooperative learning and Teachers use the cooperative learning and academic controversy methods.academic controversy methods.

♦ Students work in small groups to achieve shared Students work in small groups to achieve shared learning goals.learning goals.

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Peaceable School Approach

♦ Teachers learn to mold the behavior they teach Teachers learn to mold the behavior they teach through direct instruction, and schools assume through direct instruction, and schools assume the values they seek to nurture.the values they seek to nurture.

♦ Students and teachers make decisions together Students and teachers make decisions together about classroom norms at the beginning of the about classroom norms at the beginning of the school year and that teachers give early school year and that teachers give early instruction in problem solving and decision instruction in problem solving and decision making so the skills can be used and reinforced making so the skills can be used and reinforced throughout the year. throughout the year.

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Conflicts in the Classroom

♦ Sitting place

♦ Conflict due to favoritism by teacher

♦ Bullying

♦ Conflict of difference in abilities8 03/13/15

Conflicts in the Classroom

♦ Sharing of material

♦ Conflicts due to corporal punishment

♦ Interference of others

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Conflicts in the Classroom

• Differences of opinion

• Conflict of difference in abilities

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Strategies for Conflict Resolution

♦ Declare your classroom is a zone of peace and establish rules to achieve it.

♦ Express feelings appropriately and encourage students to do so.

♦ Encourage respect for and acceptance of differences.

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Strategies for Conflict Resolution

♦ Assess conflicts in school.♦ Create policies and rules.♦ Build a safe environment  .♦ Educate Students about impacts of bullying on

ones personality.♦ Employ more cooperative than competitive

activities.♦ Teach students how to resolve conflicts

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Strategies for Conflict Resolution

♦ Practice students skills of communication.

♦ Changing negative statements into more positive ones:

♦ Shut up !( please keep quite)

♦ You are irritating ( I am bothered when……)

♦ You are too inquisitive ( may I have some private moments…)

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Strategies for Conflict Resolution

♦ Discussion

♦ Pair share

♦ visualization/imagination exercise

♦ Role-playing

♦ Simulation games

♦ Telling stories 14 03/13/15

Strategies for Conflict Resolution

♦ Problem solving

♦ Maintain regular positive contactMaintain regular positive contact

♦ Encouraging action

♦ Dialogues

♦ Case studies

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Strategies for Conflict Resolution

♦ Interview /Research

♦ Individual reflection writing about conflict

♦ Perspective taking (respect others views and develop empathy and tolerance )

♦ Bulletin board showing students caught being polite

♦ Cultural Awareness Programs16 03/13/15

Behavior / Language

• Case study: probe out the causes

• Design fun full activities

• Guidance and Counseling

• Arrange activities to overcome language/learning difficulties.

• Value system: teach what is right and what is wrong. Good/evil, justice / injustice

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