Conflict resolution
By: Tom Lansford, book editor.
Contributors: Lansford, Tom.
Series: Opposing viewpoints
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737739923; 9780737739930
Subjects: Conflict management.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Why consider opposing viewpoints?; value: Introduction; value: How should conflict resolution be taught?; value: Chapter preface; value: Conflict resolution can be taught at all educational levels / Peter T. Coleman and Beth Fisher-Yoshida; value: Conflict resolution is best taught to young children / Anita Vestal and Nancy Aaron Jones; value: Video games and other nontraditional means are effective ways to teach conflict resolution / Business Week Online; value: Schools employ a variety of conflict resolution tactics / Susan Jekielek, Brett Brown, Pilar Marin, and Laura Lippman; value: Conflicts usually result from divergent goals / Sandra I. Cheldelin; value: Conflicts usually result from change / Chuck Kormanski; value: Is conflict resolution a good alternative to legal action?; value: Chapter preface; value: Conflict resolution is a practical way to avoid lawsuits / Dick Dahl; value: Conflict resolution does not always avoid lawsuits / Stephen R. Marsh; value: Conflict resolution strategies are reshaping the legal system in a positive way / Karen Douglas; value: Conflict resolution strategies are reshaping the legal system in a negative way / Deborah Hensler; value: Private conflict resolution can be more effective than the public court system / Sheila Nagaraj; value: Private conflict resolution is not necessarily more effective than the court system / Brad Spangler; value: Are conflict resolution strategies the best way to solve environmental problems?; value: Chapter preface; value: Environmental conflict resolution allows for a balance of competing interests / Jeffrey P. Cohn; value: Environmental conflict resolution has benefits but remains untested / E. Franklin Dukes; value: Conflict resolution strategies ease resource conflicts / Faye Anderson; value: Sometimes countries resort to military intervention because of resource conflicts / Humphries, Isabelle; value: What methods are effective in resolving international conflicts?; value: Chapter preface; value: Conflict resolution provides a way for governments to prevent violence / Sonam Wangdu; value: Government and international efforts at conflict resolution usually fail to prevent violence / Fred Tanner; value: Psychologists can play an important role in international conflict resolution / Mark J. Hovee; value: International conflict resolution initiatives work best when they utilize third parties / Robert Rauchhaus; value: Diplomacy is effective in resolving international conflicts / Jason Vick; value: War is sometimes necessary to resolve international conflicts / Clark S. Judge; value: Periodical bibliography; value: For further discussion; value: Organizations to contact; value: Bibliography of books; value: Index.