What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate: Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Programs in Middle and High Schools in the U.S. and Their Ability to Serve Students from Diverse Backgrounds
| dc.contributor.author | Povenmire-Kirk, Tiana Cadye, 1974- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-03-06T01:52:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-03-06T01:52:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-12 | |
| dc.description | xiii, 101 p. ; ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis, I examine the success of conflict resolution and peer mediation programs in U.S. middle and high schools. I investigate the ability ofthese programs to serve students from diverse backgrounds. Using multidisciplinary research literature, I discuss five factors that impact potential communication, conflict, and its resolution: gender, race, culture, disability and power. I explain how each of these factors intersects with one another and with the communication experiences of students. I describe the educational system as an existing institution in an excellent position to effect significant social change. I review the success ofcurrent programs used in schools and discuss their sensitivity to and appropriateness in serving students from diverse backgrounds. Finally, I make recommendations for how to modify programs and curricula to be inclusive of all students and how to utilize our current educational system as a vehicle for transformative social change. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Committee in Charge: Dr. Anita Weiss, International Studies; Dr. Lynn Fujiwara, Women's and Gender Studies; Dr. Jocelyn Hollander, Sociology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/8714 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | University of Oregon theses, Interdisciplinary Studies Program:Individualized Program, M.S., 2008; | |
| dc.title | What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate: Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Programs in Middle and High Schools in the U.S. and Their Ability to Serve Students from Diverse Backgrounds | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
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