Fostering Youth Leadership: Students Train Students and Adults in Conflict Resolution.

Close, Carole L.; Lechman, Kathy

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Publication Date: 1997

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Fostering Youth Leadership: Students Train Students and Adults in Conflict Resolution.

Close, Carole L.; Lechman, Kathy

Theory into Practice, v36 n1 p11-17 Win 1997

Discusses student empowerment and the importance of including students in planning and implementing conflict resolution programs. The paper describes the "Winning Against Violent Environments" (WAVE) program which trains students to be peer mediators who train other students and adults to be mediators and conflict managers. (SM)

Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Diversity (Student), Peer Influence, Peer Mediation, Problem Solving, Public Schools, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Student Behavior, Student Empowerment, Student Leadership, Training Methods, Violence

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Language: English

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