School climate and the prevention of peer conflicts

School climate and students' interpersonal relations are mutually conditioned and linked. By preventing peer conflicts in school, climate in which culture of peace prevails and students are taught to be socially responsible is created. Peer mediation and student activism are a means of preventi...

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Main Author: Jovanović Aleksandra S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Kragujevac - Faculty of Pedagogy, Užice 2019-01-01
Series:Zbornik radova (Univerzitet u Kragujevcu. Pedagoški fakultet u Užicu)
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2560-550X/2019/2560-550X1921061X.pdf
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Summary:School climate and students' interpersonal relations are mutually conditioned and linked. By preventing peer conflicts in school, climate in which culture of peace prevails and students are taught to be socially responsible is created. Peer mediation and student activism are a means of preventive work of school with the aim of developing positive interpersonal relations. With theoretical analysis of research and authors' views, we take into consideration the significance of these methods of preventing peer conflicts with which social and emotional competences develop, that is, we take into consideration the significance of preventive work of school with the aim of developing positive interpersonal relations. The role of school is to encourage students' cooperation and compromise, that is, peer mediation and activism.
ISSN:2560-550X
2683-5649