EDUC M145C
Alternatives to Violence: Peer Mediation in Public Schools
Description: (Same as Chicana and Chicano Studies M174C.) Lecture, one hour; fieldwork, three hours. Requisites: courses M145A, M145B. Limited to juniors/seniors. Application of student knowledge and experience to help students in partner schools to develop peer mediation programs to be sustained by future UCLA students. Work at partner school sites and demonstration of firm grasp of concepts of conflict resolution through weekly reflective journals, discussion through biweekly meetings, and final journal entry. Application of critical thinking, review of literature from earlier courses, and reflection on student field experiences to deepen understanding of violence, its causes, and what schools can do to mitigate it. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0