The Journal of Social Psychology · 1997 · 53 citations · 9 references
Social SciencesEducational PsychologyConflict AnalysisConflict PreventionConflict ResolutionConflict ManagementDispute ResolutionAcademic Achievement AssessmentAcademic Achievement ComparisonAdolescent Treatment GroupsConflict Resolution EducationConflict Resolution Skills DevelopmentYouth Conflict Resolution
Abstract The effectiveness of a conflict-resolution program in a suburban secondary school in Canada was examined. Participants were 40 ninth-grade English students heterogeneous in academic ability. Students randomly assigned to the experimental condition received 9.5 hr of conflict-resolution training integrated into the study of literature. Those randomly assigned to the control condition studied the identical literature for 9.5 hr without conflict-resolution training. Significant differences between treatment groups were found in academic achievement, knowledge of and willingness to use the conflict-resolution procedure, and application of the procedure in conflicts.
9