Schools are integral institutions to today's society--they educate our children, they are the social stomping grounds where our children learn much more than "the 3 Rs," they employee many talented hard working folks, and they can be social hubs for the communities in which they reside. Not surprisingly, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) opportunities can abound in these multifaceted environments! Gearing up for the new 2012-2013 school year, the Summer 2012 Dispute Resolution Magazine is devoted to discussing how mediation and other forms of ADR intersect with the school environment.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Effect of Belief in Bias
An interesting note in the September 2012 ABA Journal: belief in bias or belief in the existence of negative stereotypes about a group to which you belong, can block your success. Research by Steven Spencer, psychology professor at the University of Waterloo shows that when a group of students were told men do better on a graduate level math test, the men in fact did better. However, there was no difference if the students were told there was no score difference based on gender.
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