CONFLICT RESOLUTION WITHIN CLASSROOM

1. CONFLICT RESOLUTION
WITHIN CLASSROOM
Presented by
Irshad Narejo

2. Conflict Resolution
Conflict resolution means a process of resolving
dispute or disagreement.
The process of ending a disagreement between
two or more people in a constructive manner for
all parties involved.
Conflict resolution is designed in Schools to
provide students with a neutral, safe,
environment where they can express their point
of view and discuss issues in a mutually
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3. Conflict Resolution Approaches
There are four basic approaches to conflict
resolution in education
Process Curriculum
Mediation Program:
Peaceable Classroom
Peaceable School
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4. Process Curriculum
• An approach to conflict resolution education
characterized by devoting a specific time to
teaching the foundation abilities, principles, and
one or more of the problem solving processes of
conflict resolution as a separate course, distinct
curriculum, or daily lesson plan.
• This type of negotiation helps disputants
envision scenarios and generate options for
achieving results that satisfy both.
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5. Mediation Program
•A conflict resolution education
program in which selected
individuals (teachers and/or
students) are trained in the
principles and foundation abilities
of conflict resolution and in the
mediation process in order to
provide neutral third-party
facilitation to assist those in
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6. Peaceable Classroom Approach
The Peaceable Classroom approach integrates
conflict resolution into the curriculum and
daily management of the classroom.
Teachers use the cooperative learning and
academic controversy methods.
Students work in small groups to achieve
shared learning goals.
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7. Peaceable School Approach
Teachers learn to mold the behavior they teachTeachers learn to mold the behavior they teach
through direct instruction, and schools assumethrough direct instruction, and schools assume
the values they seek to nurture.the values they seek to nurture.
Students and teachers make decisions togetherStudents and teachers make decisions together
about classroom norms at the beginning of theabout classroom norms at the beginning of the
school year and that teachers give earlyschool year and that teachers give early
instruction in problem solving and decisioninstruction in problem solving and decision
making so the skills can be used and reinforcedmaking so the skills can be used and reinforced
throughout the year.throughout the year.
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8. Conflicts in the Classroom
♦ Sitting place
♦ Conflict dueto favoritism by teacher
♦ Bullying
♦ Conflict of differencein
abilities
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9. Conflicts in the Classroom
♦Sharing of material
♦Conflicts due to corporal
punishment
♦Interference of others
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10. Conflicts in the Classroom
•Differences of opinion
•Conflict of difference in
abilities
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11. Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Declare your classroom is a zone of peace and
establish rules to achieve it.
Express feelings appropriately and encourage
students to do so.
Encourage respect for and acceptance of
differences.
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12. Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Assess conflicts in school.
Create policies and rules.
Build a safe environment .
Educate Students about impacts of bullying on
ones personality.
Employ more cooperative than competitive
activities.
Teach students how to resolve conflicts
peacefully and constructively.
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13. Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Practice students skills of communication.
Changing negative statements into more positive
ones:
Shut up !( please keep quite)
You are irritating ( I am bothered when……)
You are too inquisitive ( may I have some
private moments…)
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14. Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Discussion
Pair share
visualization/imagination exercise
Role-playing
Simulation games
Telling stories
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15. Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Problem solving
Maintain regular positive contactMaintain regular positive contact
Encouraging action
Dialogues
Case studies
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16. Strategies for Conflict Resolution
Interview /Research
Individual reflection writing about conflict
Perspective taking (respect others views and
develop empathy and tolerance )
Bulletin board showing students caught being
polite
Cultural Awareness Programs
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