This list includes resources that we find helpful for approaching conflict.

Interpersonal Conflict

Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen.  Difficult Conversations.  How To Discuss What Matters Most. Penguin Books, 2000.

Marshall B. Rosenberg.  Nonviolent Communication.  A Language of Life. 2^nd Ed. PuddleDancer Press, 2003.

Peg Nichols.  Mediation Survivor’s Handbook. Weir Box Publishing, 2006.

Restorative Justice and Schools

Amstutz, Lorraine Stutzman, and Judy H. Mullet.  The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools: Teaching Responsibility, Creating Caring Climates. Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2005.

Ball, Robert. “Restorative Justice as Strength-Based Accountability.” Reclaiming Children & Youth 12.1 (2003): 49-52. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

Bettes, R. Dwayne.  A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison. New York: Avery, 2009.

Boyes-Watson, Carolyn.  Peacemaking Circles and Urban Youth: Bringing Justice Home.  New York: Living Justice, 2008.

International Institute for Restorative Practices.  “Findings from Schools Implementing Restorative Practices.”, 19 May 2009.  Web.  22 Sep. 2010.  <http://www.iirp.org/iirpWebsites/web/uploads/article_pdfs/92115_IIRP-Improving-School-Climate.pdf>

Karp, David R., and Beau Breslin. “Restorative Justice in School Communities.” Youth & Society 33.2 (2001): 249. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

McCluskey, G., et al. “‘I was dead restorative today’: from restorative justice to restorative approaches in school.” Cambridge Journal of Education 38.2 (2008): 199-216. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

Mirsky, Laura. “Transforming School Culture with Restorative Practices.”  International Institute for Restorative Practices.  20 May 2003.  Web.  22 Sep. 2010. < http://www.iirp.org/article_detail.php?article_id=NDI4>

Morrison, Brenda, and Eliza Ahmed. “Restorative Justice and Civil Society: Emerging Practice, Theory, and Evidence.” Journal of Social Issues 62.2 (2006): 209-215. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

Morrison, Brenda. “School Bullying and Restorative Justice: Toward a Theoretical Understanding of the Role of Respect, Pride, and Shame.” Journal of Social Issues 62.2 (2006): 371-392. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

Morrison, Brenda, Peta Blood, and Margaret Thorsborne. “Practicing Restorative Justice in School Communities: Addressing the Challenge of Culture Change.” Public Organization Review 5.4 (n.d.): 335-357. SocINDEX with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

Suvall, Cara. “Restorative Justice in Schools: Learning from Jena High School.” Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 44.2 (2009): 547-569. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

Wearmouth, Janice, Rawiri Mckinney, and Ted Glynn. “Restorative justice in schools: a New Zealand example.” Educational Research 49.1 (2007): 37-49. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 22 Sept. 2010.

Zehr, Howard. The Little Book of Restorative Justice.  Intercourse, PA: Good Books, 2002