The value of play for conflict management: a case study

dc.creator	Lyn Snodgrass
dc.creator	Richard Blunt
dc.date	2009-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:22:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:22:30Z
dc.identifier	0256-0100
dc.identifier	2076-3433
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b7ef96cfff074775a2fbf92a60980050
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20689
dc.description	This is a case study of a conflict management intervention in two secondary schools in post-apartheid South Africa. The feature of the intervention that we examine is the use of play as an educational strategy. The literature attests that play can facilitate change by allowing learners freedom to change their behaviour and opportunities to explore their new identities. The context of the case revealed that conflicts had become deeply entrenched over time. The literature on conflict management suggests that such situations can change if approached in the right way. In the article we describe the intervention and evaluate it with the help of feedback received from participants and facilitators. In the evaluation we found that the participants were able to overcome prejudices and develop democratic approaches to conflict. The evaluation was repeated several months later, when it was found that the benefits of the workshop had been maintained, with the result that the participants were engaging in healthier relationships.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Education Association of South Africa (EASA)
dc.relation	http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002009000100004
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/0256-0100
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3433
dc.source	South African Journal of Education, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 53-67 (2009)
dc.subject	ommunication
dc.subject	conflict management
dc.subject	diversity
dc.subject	elicitive training
dc.subject	games
dc.subject	multicultural
dc.subject	play
dc.subject	problem-solving
dc.subject	role play
dc.subject	secondary schools
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	The value of play for conflict management: a case study
dc.type	article