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Empowering the Next Generation: Restorative Practices in a Preschool
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Marie-Isabelle Pautz |
2009-02-26 |
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Marie-Isabelle Pautz, an IIRP One-Year FastTrack Master’s Degree candidate in Restorative
Practices and Youth Counseling, is seeing wonderful results
implementing restorative practices in a preschool. This article
includes excerpts from a paper written for her YC/ED 510, Professional
Learning Group (PLG) Seminar: Restorative Project. |
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Restorative Practices in Brazil's Youth Justice and Public School Systems
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Dominic Barter |
2008-10-23 |
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Paper (PDF) by Dominic Barter, presented in a plenary session at "Restoring Community in a Disconnected World," the IIRP's 11th International Institute for Restorative Practices World Conference, October 22-24, 2008, Toronto, Canada. |
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Restorative Practices in Canadian Schools: An Evolving Journey
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Bruce Schenk, Lynn Zammit, Rusty Hick, Helen Fox |
2008-10-22 |
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Paper (PDF) by Bruce Schenk, Helen Fox, Rusty Hick, Lynn Zammit, presented in a plenary session at "Restoring Community in a Disconnected World," the IIRP's 11th International Institute for Restorative Practices World Conference, October 22-24, 2008, Toronto, Canada. |
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Restorative Practices at Integrated College Dungannon, Northern Ireland, a High School for Protestant and Catholic Students
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Joshua Wachtel |
2008-09-28 |
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This article by Joshua Wachtel is about a school that's part of the “integrated education” movement (a response to “The Troubles,” the continuing conflicts, frequently violent, between British rule and Irish nationalists) and how it is implementing restorative practices throughout its school culture. |
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Not Just a Degree, a Movement: The IIRP Graduate School Confers its First 14 Master's Degrees
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Laura Mirsky |
2008-06-25 |
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On June 21, 2008, the International Institute for Restorative
Practices Graduate School held its first commencement ceremony, in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. John Braithwaite, a major force in
the restorative justice movement, gave the commencement address. This
article by Laura Mirsky includes ceremony highlights. |
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Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy (CSF Buxmont): Analysis of Students Discharged During Three School Years (2003-2006)
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Paul McCold, Ansik Chang |
2008-06-10 |
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The study, in progress since 1999, by the IIRP's Dr. Paul McCold and Ansik Chang, highlights decreases in offending among 3,928 youth discharged from Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy's (CSF Buxmont's) restorative programs over a seven-year period. The latest (third) research effort, conducted 2003-2006, confirms results of the previous two studies, showing a dramatic decline in offending rates, achieved through the systematic use of restorative practices, that diminishes only modestly over time. |
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CSF Buxmont: The Power of Community
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Brenda Lange |
2008-04-22 |
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When a student at Community Service Foundation/Buxmont Academy (CSF Buxmont) school in Trevose, Pennsylvania, USA (a demonstration program of the IIRP), encountered a grave family crisis, the support he received from his fellow students in the CSF Buxmont community helped him turn a corner and take charge of his life. This article by freelance journalist Brenda Lange includes interviews with students and with CSF Buxmont Trevose coordinator Ed Krajewski. |
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High School in Singapore Adopts Restorative Practices
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Joshua Wachtel |
2008-03-14 |
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Singapore's Ping Yi High School is one of four pilot schools chosen by the Ministry of Education to receive training and begin using restorative practices. This article by Joshua Wachtel includes interviews with teachers and adminstrators. |
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Research Shows that Social and Emotional Learning Improves Academic Achievement
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Laura Mirsky |
2008-01-28 |
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This article by Laura Mirsky reports on a four-year meta-analysis by the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning confirming that school-based social and emotional learning programs that help students build positive relationships, develop empathy, and resolve conflicts respectfully and cooperatively also have a positive effect on academic performance. |
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Restorative Practices in Australia's Schools: Strong Relationships and Multi-School Summits Help Schools “Be and Learn” Together
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Lynn Welden |
2008-01-14 |
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This article by Lynn M. Welden talks about how restorative practices is spreading in schools throughout New South Wales and South Australia, aided by multi-school summits or forums, where staff meet to share their implementation experiences. |
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Fall Intensive 2010
