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Law 231-2001 amended the Indiana Code (IC 20-10.1-4-4.5)
on “good citizenship
instruction” to require schools to integrate
into their curriculum “methods of conflict resolution.” This
new law further directed the Indiana Department of
Education to “identify and make available to
school corporations models of conflict resolution
instruction….” This resource guide is intended
to help schools meet their responsibilities under
this new law.
There
are a multitude of resources for conflict resolution
available. This resource
guide is designed to be a condensed, easy-to-read
collection of conflict resolution materials. It includes
curricula, study guides, teachers’ and students’ manuals,
videos and activity books. It is not intended to
include every available conflict resolution program
but to provide a “highlight” of some of
the better-known programs. Much of the list is taken
directly from the U.S. Department of Justice “Conflict
Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs
in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community
and Juvenile Justice Settings Program Report,” by
Donna Crawford and Richard Bodine, published in 1996
by the U.S. Department of Education. The “Safe
Schools, Safe Students: A Guide to Violence Prevention
Strategies” by Drug Strategies (1998), and CRENet
(Conflict Resolution Education Network) were also
consulted.
Publication of this resource guide
is not intended to constitute an endorsement of any
resource or service by the Indiana Department of
Education, nor is it designed to be a definitive
list of conflict resolution or peer mediation models,
and the exclusion of additional conflict resolution
resources was not intentional. Please notify the
Indiana Department of Education if there is a particular
model or resource that should be included in future
editions of this publication. Also, remember that
the needs of an individual school may vary widely
from those of another, and what works in one building
may not be well suited for another. When selecting
a program or curriculum, consider the needs of your
students, faculty, parents, and community.
Resources are divided by grade level
(elementary, secondary, and K- 2). Due to the amount
of materials o n the specific subject, peer mediation
resources are listed separately.
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