Managing the intensity of peer conflicts in contemporary school

[A. Jovanović]

217 str.

Bibliografija: str. 161-184.

Social pedagogy

The intensity of peer conflicts is a phenomenon that needs to be more present in public discourse. This research examines the management of the intensity of peer conflicts in a contemporary school. Peer conflicts can be of different intensity, and it is important to manage them so that they do not escalate into violent behavior. With planning and realization of counselling and pedagogical work, guiding counselling interviews, monitoring and evaluating effects of counselling and pedagogical work, socially acceptable behaviour of students is encouraged and the intensity of peer conflicts is placed under management. The representation of students' personal characteristics and their willingness for peer mediation enable students to become participants in managing the intensity of peer conflicts. Planning activities within educational programs has a preventive effect on the intensity of peer conflicts. The sample encompas students of elementary and secondary schools, homeroom teachers, pedagogues and psychologists from the territory of the city of Nis. Research instruments were designed for students, homeroom teacher and professional associates. A checklist for educational programs analysis was created. The results indicate that schools manage the intensity of peer conflicts. Peer conflicts are not very intense. In counseling and pedagogical work, adequate procedures are used even for peer conflicts of lower intensity. Working on students' negative emotions and activities following a counseling conversation are associated with a decrease in perceptions of the intensity of peer conflict. Students have mediation competence, but it needs to be at a higher level of development. Students with more developed social and emotional competencies perceive greater intensity of peer conflicts. Students who perceive higher intensity of peer conflicts are also more prepared to lead the mediation process. Greater control of students' emotions and behavior leads to a decrease in the intensity of conflicts with friends and peers. Girls are more socially and emotionally competent than boys, as are students who participate in student communities. Students' willingness to conduct peer mediation decreases with age, but increases with higher academic success. Girls are more prepared to conduct peer mediation, as are students who use a collaborative style in conflicts. By improving educational programs, an effective model for managing the intensity of peer conflicts in school can be created.

vršnjački konflikti, intenzitet vršnjačkih konflikata u školi, upravljanje intenzitetom vršnjačkih konflikata u školi, aspekti upravljanja intenzitetom vršnjačkih konflikata u školi, savetodavni vaspitni rad, kompetentnost učenika za vršnjačku medijaciju, vaspitno-obrazovni programi, učenici, odeljenjske starešine, pedagozi i psiholozi

peer conflicts, intensity of peer conflicts in school, managing the intensity of peer conflicts in school, aspects of managing the intensity of peer conflicts in school, counselling and pedagogical work, competence for peer mediation, educational programs, students, homeroom teachers, pedagogues and psychologists

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