NCJ Number
101913
Date Published
1986
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This series of articles reviews the development of higher education curricula and courses pertaining to dispute resolution as well as the future direction of dispute resolution teaching and research in higher education.
Abstract
An overview article presents a retrospective view of conflict resolution studies and reports on their current status based on results of a 1985 national survey of dispute resolution teaching in higher education. Of 500 institutions surveyed to date, 838 courses are taught by 636 instructors in 294 institutions across 43 States, reflecting course proliferation but not much integration. The article also presents possible scenarios for the future of dispute resolution studies. The second article reports an interview with Arnold Weber, president of Northwestern University (who has had a long-time interest and involvement in dispute resolution), regarding higher education policy vis-a-vis dispute resolution courses. Weber comments on how well colleges and universities are doing in teaching such courses, changes to bring improvement, the impact of the current higher education climate, and the future of dispute resolution education. Another article dispute resolution education. Another article presents interviews with three leading scholars in law, business, and the social sciences regarding the development of dispute resolution education in their fields. The concluding article presents the views of a program officer at the William A. and Flora Hewlett Foundation, which has provided major funding for interdisciplinary academic and theory building centers for dispute resolution. He projects funding needs for the emerging field of dispute resolution. Also featured is an extensive list of teaching and resource materials pertaining to dispute resolution.