Premium
Conflict resolution among early childhood educators
Author(s) -
Jenkins Sandy,
Ritblatt Shulamit,
MCDonald Jeffrey S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.216
Subject(s) - conflict resolution , conflict resolution strategy , psychology , developmental psychology , early childhood , social psychology , sociology , social science
Little attention has been given to conflict resolution in preschools. Early childhood educators working with children aged three to five completed a ten‐to fifteen‐minute survey to examine their attitudes and practices toward conflict. This study explored the types of conflict resolution strategies they used and thought were effective in their classrooms. The strategies were also examined in relation to the demographic characteristics of the participants. Results indicated that educators used cooperative strategies in their classrooms. Significant relationships were demonstrated involving the types of strategies used and demographic factors.