Year

2012

Season

Spring

Paper Type

Master's Thesis

College

College of Education and Human Services

Degree Name

Master of Education in Elementary Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Dr. Elizabeth Fullerton

Second Advisor

Dr. Candice Carter

Department Chair

Dr. Ronghua Ouyang

College Dean

Dr. Larry G. Daniel

Abstract

Violence in schools in various forms has become recognizable. Awareness of this situation has resulted with proliferation of curricula for conflict education. The purpose of this study was to analyze conflict resolution curricula designed for five to eight year olds. The study examined three issues formulated from the review of related literature: time and space, skill building, and developmentally appropriate practices. The findings included time and physical space requirements for conflict resolution curricula, the suggested skills needed to peacefully resolve conflicts, and an evaluation of the developmentally appropriate activities in the curricula for early childhood ages 5-8.

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