TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of a collaborative multimedia conflict resolution curriculum
AU - Goldsworthy, Richard
AU - Schwartz, Nancy
AU - Barab, Sasha
AU - Landa, Anita
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The research discussed herein has been supported in part by grants to the first author from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (Grant #1R43HD39032) and the National Institute of Mental Health (1R43MH54903, 2R44MH54903). The article’s contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - This article describes the development and evaluation of STARstreams, a pilot effort to utilize videos and online discussions in a conflict resolution curriculum that acknowledges the inherent socio-personal aspects of conflict. The STARstreams curricula includes a set of video-based scenarios depicting conflict situations and potential resolutions to those conflicts, a web-based conferencing system for cross-classroom discussion of the scenarios, and a handbook to guide teacher implementation of the curriculum. These materials were evaluated in a 2-week field trial with four geographically diverse 5th and 6th grade classrooms. The experimental STARstreams curriculum was well-received by participating students and teachers, engendered extensive participation in online discussions about the scenarios, and had a statistically significant effect on measures of social problem solving, self-efficacy toward conflict resolution, and perceived value and satisfaction with the materials. The overall program and its development are described; classroom experiences, online discussion, and quantitative outcome measures are presented; and implications for future efforts are discussed.
AB - This article describes the development and evaluation of STARstreams, a pilot effort to utilize videos and online discussions in a conflict resolution curriculum that acknowledges the inherent socio-personal aspects of conflict. The STARstreams curricula includes a set of video-based scenarios depicting conflict situations and potential resolutions to those conflicts, a web-based conferencing system for cross-classroom discussion of the scenarios, and a handbook to guide teacher implementation of the curriculum. These materials were evaluated in a 2-week field trial with four geographically diverse 5th and 6th grade classrooms. The experimental STARstreams curriculum was well-received by participating students and teachers, engendered extensive participation in online discussions about the scenarios, and had a statistically significant effect on measures of social problem solving, self-efficacy toward conflict resolution, and perceived value and satisfaction with the materials. The overall program and its development are described; classroom experiences, online discussion, and quantitative outcome measures are presented; and implications for future efforts are discussed.
KW - Collaboration
KW - Computers
KW - Conflict resolution
KW - Internet
KW - Social problem-solving
KW - Technology
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U2 - 10.1007/s11423-006-9006-5
DO - 10.1007/s11423-006-9006-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35348903848
SN - 1042-1629
VL - 55
SP - 597
EP - 625
JO - Educational Technology Research and Development
JF - Educational Technology Research and Development
IS - 6
ER -