Can community-building begin in a classroom? The authors of this book believe that by applying restorative justice at sc
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Table of contents :
Content: Cover
Title Page
Acknowledgments
Copyright
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
The turkey prank
An environment of care
2. Why Restorative Discipline?
The role of discipline
The role of punishment
The role of restorative justice
Other roots of restorative discipline
A punishment-to-restoration continuum
3. Values and Principles of Restorative Discipline
Restorative justice ...
Restorative discipline ...
A restorative discipline yardstick
4. Toward a Restorative Environment
Characteristics of peaceable schools
Flexible policies
5. Models and Applications of Restorative Discipline. Whole-school training approachesReintegration following suspensions
Class meetings
Circles
Key elements of circle processes
Conferencing
Truancy mediation
Bullying
6. Ideas for Next Steps
Whole-school approaches
Discipline that restores
Restorative measures
Citizenship in action
A challenge
Endnotes
Selected Resources
About the Authors.