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ERIC Number: EJ960083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 4
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Restorative Practices: Giving Everyone a Voice to Create Safer Saner School Communities
Mirsky, Laura
Prevention Researcher, v18 suppl p3-6 2011
Restorative Practices is a proactive approach to whole-school climate change based on communication and responsibility. It is an approach being developed and refined as an alternative to exclusionary and punitive "zero-tolerance" policies mandated in many schools today. In this article, Laura Mirsky of the International Institute for Restorative Practices explores the philosophy and processes involved in restorative practices as used within K-12 education settings, and then relates stories about how they are being used within real world environments. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Climate, Zero Tolerance Policy, Educational Environment, School Safety, Change Strategies, Interpersonal Communication, Student Responsibility, Punishment, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Social Justice, At Risk Students, Urban Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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