Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 2, (February 2003), which “presents some of the similarities between campus mediation work and that of community mediation centers and provides readers of the Report with more information on some of the potential benefits of membership in the National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM).”
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Researching campus conflict management culture(s): A role for ombuds?
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 1, (Oct 2002), whose “purpose in this article is to briefly explore a somewhat expanded role set for the ombuds, one that includes the ombuds as researcher … I suggest here that the ombuds is in a unique position to serve as a guide or “primary informant” … to researchers interested in campus organizational culture and subculture, especially as it relates to conflict-related behaviors and beliefs.” Includes bibliography.
Mediation: An effective way to restore collegiality & shared governance in dysfunctional university
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 1, (Oct 2002), which discusses the use of mediation to settle disputes among university personnel and reestablish collegiality.
Confessions of a low-tech social scientist
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 1, (Oct 2002), which discusses the development of a web-based class in conflict resolution.
Leadership development: Conflict management for college student leaders
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 1, (Oct 2002), which “examines the effectiveness of conflict management skills intervention training on the conflict management style of college student organizational presidents, key leaders within the larger campus community.” Includes bibliography.
Community justice in the campus setting
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 1, (Oct 2002), which examines the idea of community justice and how it can be used on college campuses to address student misconduct and improve socialization. Includes bibliography.
Similarities and differences between campus ombudsing and mediation
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 3, Number 1, (Oct 2002), which “identifies and discusses some of the similarities and differences between mediation centers and ombuds offices on college and university campuses.”
Place to work things out, A
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 4, (July 2002), which presents the idea of personal narrative model of mediation and the work at Oberlin College using this model.
Grasping the nettle: Policy issues for university dispute resolution programs
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 4, (July 2002), which discusses issues and challenges in conflict resolution education at the university level.
Extending campus conflict resolution efforts beyond the mediation table
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 3, (May 2002), which “describes creative responses to campus conflict that don’t rely on mediation as their central strategy or approach, providing links to online examples when available.”
Slouching towards inclusion
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 3, (May 2002), which discusses the need for diversity in the field of conflict resolution and examples of challenges and solutions when creating diversity within the conflict resolution team is a primary factor.
Culture of honesty earns a degree of respect, A: Facilitating academic honesty at the University of
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 3, (May 2002), discusses the University of Georgia’s mediation policies and procedures for resolving academic dishonesty disputes.
Intake hints
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 2, (Feb 2002), which examines intake procedures and scheduling issues for community mediation, based on work done by “Neighborhood Dispute Settlement Program of Dauphin County (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), … a community mediation program which receives referrals from criminal justice entities.”
10 challenges facing campus mediation programs
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 2, (Feb 2002), which discusses the role and challenges among college mediation programs based on interviews with university campus mediation programs, and then “extrapolating examples to look at the larger issues facing these programs.”
New directions and issues in the teaching of conflict resolution
Pdf article from Conflict Management in Higher Education Report, Volume 2, Number 2, (Feb 2002), which “explores the issues related to understanding the effectiveness of the process and content of conflict resolution (specifically negotiation) teaching and training, it asks whether or not the right approach to training is being used and if the training “sticks,” it also questions how the content of the field is evolving and if teaching methods are tracking the evolution.” Includes bibliography.