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50 Years of ERIC
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Mayorga, Mary G. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2010
Conflict in school settings continues to be an area of concern for school administrators, teachers, and parents. Conflict between and among students in their school environment is followed by aggressive behavior that contributes to violent actions. The aggressive behavior may range from verbal attacks to physical attacks that may end up with the…
Descriptors: Aggression, Conflict, Peer Mediation, Educational Environment
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Starkey, Donna; Nunnery, Roseanne; Spereris, Carl J. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2007
Students helping students have become an increasingly important educational concept over the last 20 years. While the popularity and prevalence of these types of programs have grown considerably, there has been little effort to evaluate their effectiveness. The authors advocate for counselors to use a scientist practitioner approach to…
Descriptors: Peer Counseling, Peer Mediation, Test Construction, Program Evaluation
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Mayorga, Mary G.; Oliver, Marvarene – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2006
Conflict resolution programs are one part of peer programs offered in schools to enhance the development of life skills of students. This article addresses the need for and role of conflict resolution education in the schools. It then describes several approaches to conflict resolution education. A review of outcome research concerning conflict…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Program Effectiveness, Program Development, Program Implementation
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Beale, Andrew V.; Hall, Kimberly R. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2005
Solutions-focused role play provides students with structured opportunities to transfer what they have learned to authentic situations they are likely to encounter as peer helpers. Rather than coming up with a single way to solve a problem, students are encouraged to explore multiple possible solutions. Peer training programs have traditionally…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Active Learning, Guidelines, Role Playing
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Bogner, Roselind Gullo; Wagner, Missy – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2005
The authors discuss the results of a study that identified the types of peer helping programs (mediation, tutoring, mentoring, leadership, education, counseling/listening and conflict resolution) in Western New York. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Peer Counseling, Conflict Resolution, Peer Relationship, School Surveys
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Fetter, Corinne – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2005
This article discusses Cathedral High School's peer program that involves seniors serving as mentors to freshmen students to help them transition to high school. Students pour into Cathedral from more than 60 different grade schools, and the administration saw a need to connect these students with their peers in order to retain them. The program…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mentors, Family Life, Student Adjustment