STARstreams: Multimedia and Conflict Resolution

说明(申请人提供)：国家需要解决冲突与和平教育。短剧表演和公开讨论是与儿童合作发展冲突解决技能的两种经常成功的方法。该项目正在创建一套核心的冲突解决模块以及正在进行的探索各种冲突局势的新的视频情景和教育材料，将这些材料直接和通过网络提供到教室，并为儿童提供一个基于网络的会议论坛，让儿童彼此讨论小品中的情况，并与有解决冲突经验的治疗师和扮演小品中人物的演员一起讨论，从而在参与课堂中促进社区。 第一阶段的工作清楚地证明了可行性：所有里程碑都达到了，实地试验的所有方面都取得了重大进展。第二阶段将继续努力，完成一套6个“核心”冲突解决单元，创建一个在线学生和教师讲习班，并编制一套广泛和可扩展的在线和硬拷贝教师支助材料。 在第二阶段，将进行三项总结性评估活动，作为可行性测试的一部分：(1)使用材料时的课堂经验分析。(2)学生-参与者的在线对话，以及(3)从受控(等待名单)的岗前设计(N=352)收集的数据。16个班级将同时参加为期一年的课程。根据现场试验的中间和最终结果，STARSTREAMS将在交付市场之前进行再次修订。 拟议的商业应用：学校必须在培养有能力的、有社会意识的社会成员方面发挥作用。最近在科罗拉多州利特尔顿、密歇根州休伦港和其他地方发生的事件，只是将这一活动的重要性推到了前台。安全学校和类似的倡议使这一点成为公认的、通常是强制要求的需求。通过拥有一套核心模块和一个独特的、不断扩展的在线组件，AEI不仅能够进入初始销售市场，还可以通过每年的网络访问续订来获得收入。STARStreams将是向大量学生提供冲突解决支持的一种具有成本效益的手段。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a national need for conflict resolution and peace education. Skit-based performances and open discussion are two frequently successful methods of working with children to develop conflict resolution skills. This project is creating a core set of conflict resolution modules along with ongoing new video-scenarios and educational materials that explore various conflict situations, providing these materials directly and over the web into classrooms, and providing a web-based conferencing forum for children to discuss the situations presented in the skits with each other, and with therapists experienced with conflict resolution and the actors playing the characters in the skits, thereby fostering communities among participating classrooms. The Phase I effort clearly demonstrated feasibility: all milestones were met and significant gains were observed in all aspects of the field trial. Phase II will continue the work effort by completing a set of 6 "core" conflict resolution modules, creating an online student and teacher Workshop, and developing an extensive and extensible set of online and hardcopy teacher support materials. For Phase II, three summative evaluation activities will be conducted as part of the test of feasibility: analysis of (1) the classroom experiences when using the materials. (2) the online dialogue of the student-participants, and (3) the data gathered from a controlled (waitlisted) pre-post design (N=352). 16 classes will participate at the same time across a one-year period. Based on the intermediary and final outcomes of the field trial, the STARstreams will be revised once more prior to delivering to market. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Schools must play a part in developing competent, socially-aware members of our society. Recent events in Littleton, CO, Port Huron, MI, and elsewhere have only served to thrust the importance of this activity to the forefront. Safe Schools and similar initiatives make this a recognized, often mandated need. By having both a core set of modules and a unique, expanding, online component, AEI will be able to tap not only an initial sales market but also pursue revenue through yearly web access renewals. STARStreams will be a cost-effective means of providing conflict resolution support to large numbers of students.