Trainers Conflict Resolution Bookshelf
Note: Each issue of our Conflict Management in Higher Education Report includes some reviews of books and resources. See our table of contents to past resource reviews for quick access.
On this page we provide somewhat random selection of books on topics we think might interest trainers working in our field.
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From Our Bookshelf
Title: Cooperative Argumentation: A Model for Deliberative Community
By: Makau, Josina M.; Marty, Debian L.
Date: 2001
This practical text offers a fresh approach to argumentation--one that combines reason and refutation with community building, mutual respect, and a recognition of interdependence. The authors provide a wide variety of examples to illustrate concrete proposals for cultivating moral abilities, cognitive skills, and communicative virtues. The ability to engage in cooperative argumentation across differences--moral, social, economic, political ethnic--permits individuals to resolve conflicts peacefully, effectively, and responsibly.
Publisher: Waveland Press
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1577661397
Obtain From: Major booksellers, Libraries
Title: Teaching Children to Care
By: Charney, Ruth
Date: 1992
This book gives techniques on how to teach children problem solving skills, to look at the small things which helps empower them to deal with conflict issues.
Publisher: Greenfield, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children
ISBN/ISSN: 961863617
Obtain From: all major booksellers
Title: Non-State Actor Influence in the Negotiations of the Convention to Combat Desertification
By: Corell, Elisabeth
Date: 1999
This article explores the role of expertise in decision-making by studying the influence of non-state actors in the negotiations of the Convention to Combat Desertification. Actors possessing issue-relevant knowledge and the skill and judgment in how to use this knowledge – often referred to as experts – are consulted on specific issues and may exert influence over the result of negotiating processes. Conventional wisdom suggests that since they are requested to provide advice, scientific advisers are likely to wield high levels of influence at certain moments in environmental negotiations. There is also a growing literature that suggests that NGOs have increasing influence in such negotiations. This article examines both these propositions.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN/ISSN: 1382-340X
Title: When Push Comes To Shove: A Practical Guide to Mediating Disputes
By: Slaikeu, K.A.
Date: 1996
Karl A. Slaikeu covers the basic interpersonal and communications skills needed to mediate conflict, presenting a five-step mediation process, and coaches the reader through each phase. The author also addresses mediation "on the fly" where a more structured process is not possible or called for.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN/ISSN: 078790161X
Obtain From: all major booksellers
Title: Conflict Resolution for the Helping Professions
By: Barsky, Allan Edward
Date: 1999
This book is intended to help developing professionals become reflexive practitioners by offering theory, skills, and exercises for conflict resolution.
Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 053435923X
Obtain From: major booksellers
Title: Mennonite Conciliation Service Mediation and Facilitation Training Manual (4th Edition)
By: Mennonite Conciliation Service
Date: 2000
Chock-full of good ideas. More than 300 pages of conflict management foundations and skills, covering interpersonal problem-solving and group facilitation. Chapters focus on faith/spirituality, theory, communication, the mediation process, group facilitation, group conflict dynamics, standards for practice, pedagogy. $33
Publisher: Akron, PA
Pages: 300 pp.
Obtain From: Contact the MCC Library: 717-859-1151 http://www.mcc.org/us/peaceandjustice/mcs/printed_mat.html
Title: Mediation Across Cultures - A Handbook About Conflict and Culture
By: Myers, Selma; Filner, Barbara
Date: 1993
Myers and Filner advocate the use of mediation in cross-cultural disputes. Culture has an impact on mediation, and mediators can use mediation as a forum for increased cultural understanding if they have the skills to prevent culture from becoming a hurdle.
Publisher: San Diego: San Diego Mediation Center
Title: Evaluating Programs Designed to Teach International Content and Negotiation Skills
By: Torney-Purta, Judith
Date: 1998
The first purpose of this article is to describe the steps for conducting a simple evaluation, usable in a variety of different types of courses and program. The second purpose is to report results from an evaluation of the ICONS Computer-Assisted Simulation, designed to teach both international concepts and content (declarative knowledge) and negotiation strategies and skills (procedural knowledge) to university students. Several techniques are described, including rating scales, open-ended questions scored for elaboration, concept maps, and computer-assisted data collection. Two groups of students differing in type of participation were identified in the evaluation of the ICONS simulation. The first (and largest group) became highly involved in the program and valued learning from the innovative technology used; the second (and much smaller group) was less involved and preferred learning from traditional methods such as lectures and reading. Notes about tactics and decisions involved in planning and implementing the evaluation are included.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN/ISSN: 1382-340X
Title: But She Started It!: A Conflict Resolution Manual for Parents and Teachers
By: Heitfield, Judye L.
Date: 1999
This is a manual for parents and teachers to help them learn the skills needed to resolve conflict productively with their children and students.
Publisher: First Books Library
Pages: 98
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1587211270
Obtain From: major booksellers
Title: Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The Seven Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation
By: Bailey, Rebecca Anne
Date: 2000
This book presents seven skills to be utilized by parents towards their children in order to reduce conflict and promote cooperation.
Publisher: William Morrow & Co.
Pages: 285
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0688161162
Obtain From: major booksellers
Title: Teaching Interpersonal Skills for Negotiation and for Life
By: Bordone, Robert
Date: 2000
This article describes the effects and results of students' participation in Harvard Law Negotiation Workshop's Interpersonal Skills Exercise. IPS helps students develop interpersonal skills they may have difficulty with. All aspects of the IPS are covered.
Publisher: Cambridge, MA: Harvard Law School
Pages: 377-385
ISBN/ISSN: 0748-4526
Obtain From: On-line at: http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0748-4526
Title: Components of Cultural Competence: Attitudes, Knowledge, and Skills.
By: Okayama, Chet M.; Furuto, Sharlene B.C.L.; Edmondson, James
Date: 2001
Explores attitudes, knowledge, and skills of cultural competence needed to work effectively with multicultural clients in social work practice.
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Title: Mediation: Empowerment in Conflict Management (2nd Edition)
By: Domenici, K and S. Littlejohn
Date: 1999
This text's brevity, clarity, and directness make it appropriate for use in college classes and community training programs. It can be adapted to any number of training approaches. This concise volume is guided by a clear set of theoretical principles that provide an ideal for mediation in our society. Power issues are emphasized as a focal point in identifying and understanding the process. Mediation is explored as a dispute resolution option that allows conflict to be an opportunity. Special emphasis is given to the use of effective communication in mediation. $15.95
Publisher: Waveland Press Inc, Prospect Heights, IL
Pages: 198 pp.
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN 1-57766-188-5
Obtain From: Waveland Press, Inc (847) 634-0081 info@waveland.com
Title: Circles of Learning: Cooperation in the Classroom (Fourth Edition)
By: Johnson, David W. ; Johnson, Roger T. ; Holubec, Edythe Johnson
Date: 1993
An overview of cooperative learning. The essential components of successful cooperative learning, the teacher's role, and the teaching of social skills to students are all covered. Cooperation among teachers is also discussed. An excellent introduction to cooperative learning (Interaction Book Company).
Publisher: Interaction Book Company
Pages: 224
ISBN/ISSN: 939603128
Title: Higher Education as Preparation for the Handling of Controversial Issues
By: Collier, K. G.
Date: 1984
Higher education focuses largely on acquisition of knowledge and development of skills of rigorous argument, rarely giving attention to subjective perceptions or subjective value assumptions, in either the parties of a controversy or the student himself. Elements of the college curriculum, when properly developed, can help students identify subjective factors. (MSE)
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