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IEG-7300 v1

Educational Conflict, Mediation, and Resolution

Week 7 Resources

Required Resources / Curated OER

Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education. Information Age Publishing
Watson, N.T.  (2018). Cultural impact on conflict management in higher education. Information Age Publishing.
Read Chapter 1, pp. 1-17 (Conflict Management in Higher Education: International Perspectives and Practices). In this chapter you will examine the cultural issues that need to be considered in higher education conflict. Read Chapter 10, pp. 171-183. This is a summary of the entire book and includes succinct chapter summaries of conflicts in different parts of the world. These summaries may be a useful guide to reference conflicts specific to your area of interest. Use this chapter as an abstract to other chapters you may wish to use for your assignment. 

Education Reforms Worldwide: Incoming Tide for Comparative and International Education
Wolhuter, C. (2020). Education reforms worldwide: Incoming tide for comparative and international education. Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES),18, 27-33. 
In this article, Wolhuter provides an overview of reforms that have taken place worldwide and in Global and International Education. The article provides information about societal trends that have impacted teacher training and curricula development on a global level.

Optional Resources

Watson, N.T. (2018). Cultural Impact on Conflict Management in Higher Education. Information Age Publishing.
Watson, et. al. provide specific information about a variety of conflict types in international education including conflicts with faculty, staff, and administrators.. Individual chapters are specific to a variety of countries.  While you are required to read Chapters 1 and 10 this week, you may also wish to check the Table of Contents to see if there is a chapter dedicated to your country of interest.