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EDUCATION 488: CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN THE CLASSROOM

Spring 1988

Instructor:

P. Pitsula

Mondays, 4:30 - 8:20

Office:

MPX 8672

Location: MPX 7506

Phone:

291-4484

OBJECTIVES:

1.

to provide an analysis of the legal order of the school as either an authoritarian or

constitutional bureaucracy;

2.

to develop a fundamental awareness of the many variables involved in conflict

situations and their management;

3.

to examine relevant research with respect to conflict management strategies and

their consequences.

OUTLINE OF TOPICS:

I. Schools and the Hidden Curriculum: Authoritarian or Constitutional

Bureaucracies?

A.

Preoccupation with Order and Control (Doctrine of in loco parentis) v. Mutual

Respect and Fairness

B.

Preoccupation with Routine and Efficiency v. Mutual Respect and Fairness (i.e.

Charter Principles)

C.

Preoccupation with Teacher-Centred Instruction v. Responsible Participation

("Just Community: approach)

II. Conflict Management Program: Towards a Constitutional Bureaucracy

A.

Theory/Program Implementation

B.

Practice: Mediation and Negotiation Skills

C.

Educational Administration and Conflict Resolution

REQUIREMENTS:

Two Assignments

35

One Oral Presentation

15

Major Paper

35

Attendance/Participation

100