NCJ Number
154029
Journal
Safe Haven Issue: 1 Dated: (1995) Pages: 2-5
Date Published
1995
Length
4 pages
Annotation
In today's changing social environment, many children arrive at school without the ability to socialize effectively or to deal appropriately with their feelings.
Abstract
As a result of many children's unawareness of alternatives to aggression when disagreements arise, schools are beginning to incorporate conflict management skills into their curricula. Students with these skills become more accepting and tolerant when their teachers use the same processes to maintain order in the classroom. A key to effective conflict management is for students to learn alternatives to aggression, i.e., verbal interaction, mediation, and cultural sensitivity. Parents need to be involved in the process so that students' skills at problems resolution are reinforced in the home. Teaching healthy social skills has far- reaching positive effects, and a conflict management program is a valuable component in a program dedicated to keeping schools drug- and violence-free.