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