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ERIC Number: EJ637800
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Fussbusters: Using Peers To Mediate Conflict Resolution in a Head Start Classroom.
Gillespie, Catherine Wilson; Chick, Angela
Childhood Education, v77 n4 p192-95 Sum 2001
Discusses conflict as a normal part of young children's social development. Examines the teacher's role in children's conflict, classroom conflict outcomes, and the use of peer mediation programs and peace education in elementary and secondary schools. Describes the impact of the Fussbuster Program on Head Start children with high levels of conflict and on the children acting as mediators. (KB)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Peer Influence, Peer Mediation, Peer Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Social Development, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Peace Education; Project Head Start