Waging Peace in Our Schools Paperback by Linda Lantieri

Product Details

• Publisher: Beacon Press (1998-07-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 288 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780807031179
• Item Weight: 385.56 grams
• Dimensions: 22.86 x 15.09 x 1.6 cm

From the largest and most successful school initiatives in social and emotional learning in the country-The Resolving Conflict Creatively Program, now active in more than 350 schools nationwide-comes a powerful, practical guide for teaching young people to empathize, mediate, negotiate, and create peace. The authors address everything from minor schoolyard conflicts to violent outbursts, and offer educators and parents proven strategies for enhancing children's emotional, social, and conflict resolution skills.

About the Author

Linda Lantieri is cofounder and national director of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program National Center, an initiative of Educators for Social Responsibility. Janet Patti is associate professor of curriculum and teaching at Hunter College in New York.