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ERIC Number: EJ599037
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Why Common Ground Thinking Works.
Jacobsen, Wayne
Educational Leadership, v57 n4 p76-80 Dec 1999-Jan 2000
Modesto (California) City Schools discovered common-ground thinking during a crisis over a safe-schools policy. Instead of shunning controversy, schools should face issues, invite all stakeholders, get training, formulate and approve policy, and train staff and the community to understand common-ground (religious neutrality) thinking. (MLH)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conflict Resolution, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation, Religious Differences, Sexual Orientation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Controversial Topics; Modesto City Schools CA