No. 27 (2018): Issue Management: No. 27 (2018): Coexistence, conflict resolution and mediation in the formal education systemistem

Guest Editor:

Dr. María-Isabel Viana-Orta. University of Valencia, Spain.

From schools to universities the way conflicts between people are handled, on one side, contributes to its comprehensive training by developing social and citizen competences and, on the other side, it is a quality factor of the offered education. The monograph aims to be a space for sharing experiences, studies, and research about promoting social harmony, prevention of violence, and the use of programs as mediation in order to resolve conflicts peacefully in formal education environments. Many topics could be addressed from this perspective, highlighting the following among others: Coexistence plans and school mediation in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education and Secondary Education; School mediation; Duties of the Spanish Ministry of Education abroad in relation to intercultural coexistence; Teacher training in coexistence topics, conflict resolution and mediation; Intervention of Educators and Social Educators in the formal education environment in order to work for the improvement of coexistence at schools; The figure of the university protector in Spain and other European countries.