We know that the testing mandate under NCLB led to numerous unintended consequences including a narrower curriculum, conflicts among teachers, school systems and states, as well as a public movement to opt out of testing, which reduces broad support for public education.
While it is common to add more lectures to a lecture-based curriculum, excessive didactic sessions in a PBL curriculum conflicts with its student-centered, independent learning philosophy.
The Workable Peace curriculum – a conflict resolution program for high school students and young adults – is a product of the Workable Peace Project, directed by Stacie Smith and David Fairman at the Consensus Building Institute.
It will also sustain support for the adoption of an Islamic-focused early childhood education curriculum beyond conflict-affected areas.
The Conflict Resolution curriculum introduced conflict theories and focused on negotiation, mediation, and advocacy as they pertain to social work.
All Peace by PEACE volunteers receive training in conflict resolution, curriculum instruction and general teaching strategies along with discussions on cultural and ethnic sensitivity.
Like it, Operation Hope is funded by a financial institution (Citi), but Khuele says the involvement of the banking sector does not influence curriculum or present a conflict of interest.
The Conflict Management curriculum was less focused on a formal mediation than on its elemental components including conflict assessment techniques and interpersonal awareness, linking such strategies to public and environmental planning and disputes.
Referring to a recent U.S. effort that has produced strong results in these areas, Burde commends the program's efficient administration and good quality, and its neutral curriculum, which can reduce conflict and build peace in lasting ways.
Most courses reflected the educational objectives of their particular institutions; for example, the Conflict Resolution curriculum from the Florida Atlantic University School of Social Work was quite different from the syllabus for Conflict Management developed by the Centre for Forest Landscape and Planning in the University of Copenhagen.
