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Drawing on recent international developments in criminal justice, Restorative Approaches to Conflict in Schools highlights the long-term ineffectiveness of punitive models of discipline in education contexts and examines an alternative approach, underpinned by the principles of restorative justice.
List of contents
Acknowledgements Foreword 1. Contextual, Contested and Catalytic: A Thematic Introduction to the Potential of Restorative Approaches in Schools
Part 1: Contextualised 2. Restorative Justice: An International Perspective 3. The Journey from Criminal Justice to Education: Utilising Restorative Justice Practices in Schools in New Zealand
4. Restorative Justice as World View
5. Restorative Practices in New Zealand Schools: A Developmental Approach
6. Merging Past and Present? Conflict Resolution in South African Township Schools: An Ubuntu-Restorative Approach 7. A Restorative Challenge: Can Citizenship Trump Identity in Northern Ireland?
8. Restorative Approaches in School: A Psychological Perspective
9. Reflections on Researching Restorative Approaches in Schools and Children's Residential Care
Part 2: Contested 10. Restoration, Transformation or Education? A Philosophical Critique of Restorative Approaches in Schools
11. Critical Perspectives on Restorative Justice / Restorative Approaches in Educational Settings
12. Beyond the Bad Apple: Analytical and Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Restorative Approaches in Schools
13. Challenges to Education: Restorative Practice as a Radical Demand on Conservative Structures of Schooling
14. Effective Evaluation of Restorative Approaches
Part 3: Catalytic? 15. Restorative Approaches in Schools: Necessary Roles of Cooperative Learning and Constructive Conflict
16. Peacebuilding through Circle Dialogue Processes in Primary Classrooms: Locations for Restorative and Educative Work
17. Challenging the Punitive Turn in Youth Justice through Restorative Approaches in Schools? 18. Creating the Restorative School Part 1: Seeding Restorative Approaches in Minnesota 19. Creating the Restorative School Part 2: The Impact of Restorative Approaches on Roles, Power and Language
20. Creating the Restorative School Part 3: Rethinking Neutrality and Hierarchy 21. Who misses out? - Inclusive Strategies for Students with Communicational Difficulties
22. Speaking the Restorative Language
About the author
Edward Sellman is Lecturer in Education at the University of Nottingham, UK.
Hilary Cremin is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Gillean McCluskey is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Institute of Education, Community and Society at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Summary
Drawing on recent international developments in criminal justice, Restorative Approaches to Conflict in Schools highlights the long-term ineffectiveness of punitive models of discipline in education contexts and examines an alternative approach, underpinned by the principles of restorative justice.
