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Effective and Humane Youth Policy Starts by Treating Youth with Respect
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Rodney Skager |
2007-12-17 |
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Rodney Skager, professor emeritus, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, co-director of the California Student Survey sponsored by the Office of the California Attorney General, and consultant to the Drug Policy Alliance, made this presentation at the October 2007 National Conference on Safe Schools in Washington, D.C., on the infantilization of youth as a root cause of oppositional behavior, the criminalization of young people and alternatives to current thinking and practice. |
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Improving Citizenship and Restoring Community: The 10th Conference of the International Institute for Restorative Practices
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Borbála Fellegi |
2007-12-10 |
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This report on the conference, which took place in Budapest, Hungary, on November 7-9, 2007, is by Borbála Fellegi, a Ph.D. Researcher in social policy and criminology at Eötvös Loránd (ELTE) University, Budapest, Hungary, and is available in both English and Hungarian. |
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About the Jumpstart Programme of the Zöld kakas líceum
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Mária Kerényi |
2007-11-07 |
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Paper by Mária Kerényi, presented in a plenary session at "Improving Citizenship & Restoring Community," the IIRP's 10th International Institute for Restorative Practices World Conference, November 7-9, 2007, Budapest, Hungary. |
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Restorative Practices in a Canadian School Context
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Bruce Schenk |
2007-11-07 |
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Paper by Bruce Schenk, presented in a plenary session at "Improving Citizenship & Restoring Community," the IIRP's 10th International Institute for Restorative Practices World Conference, November 7-9, 2007, Budapest, Hungary. |
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Restorative Practices: A Vision of Hope
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Ted Wachtel |
2007-11-07 |
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Paper by Ted Wachtel, presented in a plenary session at "Improving Citizenship & Restoring Community," the IIRP's 10th International Institute for Restorative Practices World Conference, November 7-9, 2007, Budapest, Hungary. |
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Restoring Community in a Disconnected World: The Inaugural Address of IIRP Graduate School Founding President Ted Wachtel
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Ted Wachtel |
2007-10-25 |
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The inauguration ceremony, on Monday, October 8, 2007, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, was attended by several hundred IIRP, Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy staff, friends, family members and dignitaries. Ted Wachtel's inaugural address and ceremony photos can be viewed in our online library. |
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American Psychological Association Report Challenges School Zero Tolerance Policies and Recommends Restorative Justice
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Doug Graves, Laura Mirsky |
2007-09-05 |
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A report issued by the American Psychological Association challenges U.S. school zero tolerance policies and recommends restorative justice. This article by Doug Graves and Laura Mirsky provides details from the APA report. |
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Full report of evaluation of restorative practices in 3 Scottish councils
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Jean Kane, Gwynedd Lloyd, Gillean McCluskey, Sheila Riddell, Joan Stead, Elisabet Weedon, Roseann Maguire, Richard Hendry |
2007-08-31 |
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The Scottish Executive (government) released this report, an evaluation of two years of implementation of restorative practices in 18 schools in three local authorities. The report states that restorative practices "can offer a powerful and effective approach to promoting harmonious relationships in school and to the successful resolution of conflict and harm." |
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Restorative Practices in Schools: Research Reveals Power of Restorative Approach, Part II
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Abbey Porter |
2007-06-06 |
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Part II of this two-part article by Abbey J. Porter provides information on several
evaluations of restorative practices in schools by educational and governmental groups, as well as interviews with associated researchers, practitioners and educators. Findings include a drop in disciplinary problems, decreased reliance on detention and suspension, and an improvement in student attitudes. |
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Restorative Practices in Schools: Research Reveals Power of Restorative Approach, Part I
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Abbey Porter |
2007-03-21 |
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Part I of this two-part article by Abbey J. Porter looks at what educators and school trainers say about the benefits and strategies of successfully implementing restorative methods. Includes interviews with educators from around the world who are implementing restorative practices in schools. |
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Fall Intensive 2010
