The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools, 9781561485062
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Transform school discipline: build community, restore justice, and foster growth.

The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools

Teaching Responsibility; Creating Caring Climates

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    96 pages

  • Release Date

    15 June 2015

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Summary

Can community-building begin in a classroom? The authors of this book believe that by applying restorative justice at school, we can build a healthier and more just society. With practical applications and models.

Can an overworked teacher possibly turn an unruly incident with students into an “opportunity for learning, growth, and community-building”? If restorative justice has been able to salvage lives within the world of criminal behavior, why shouldn’t its principles be applied i…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781561485062
ISBN-10:1561485063
Author:Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz
Publisher:Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint:Good Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:15 June 2015
Weight:111g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 13mm
Series:Justice and Peacebuilding
About The Author

Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz

Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz is Director of Mennonite Central Committee’s (MCC) Office on Crime and Justice. In this capacity, she provides consulting and training for agencies and communities seeking to implement programs of restorative justice which specifically include a Victim Offender Mediation/Conferencing component. She has provided technical assistance and consulting for numerous programs throughout the United States. She has worked in the victim offender field since 1984 when she began working in Elkhart, Indiana, the site of the first Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP) in the United States. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Judy Mullet is a professor in the psychology department at Eastern Mennonite University. She received her Ph.D. from Kent State University, where her dissertation work focused on context-motivated, conflict strategy choices of middle school students with learning disabilities. A member of the EMU faculty since 1986, Dr. Mullet specializes in restorative discipline in schools, conducting workshops across the USA. She lives near Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania.

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