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Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
 

Working Together:

A Guide to Positive Problem Solving for Schools, Families, and Communities

The purpose of this guide is to give everyone—parents, educators, and community members alike—the information to take part in the co-operative, creative problemsolving process of informal dispute resolution. It is intended to serve as a resource support to local school and school division dispute resolution policies and practices. Many schools and school divisions have dispute resolution policies in place, and for them it will serve as supplemental material.

 

Working Together: A Guide to Positive Problem Solving for Schools, Families, and Communities

This document and specific sections are available for download as PDF files Adobe Icon.

Complete Document (1.8 MB)

Introduction (32 KB)

Chapter 1: Building a Positive School Environment (31 KB)
Chapter 2: Principles of Dispute Resolution (27 KB)
Chapter 3: Approaches to Dispute Resolution (47 KB)
Chapter 4: Helpful Hints (19 KB)

Appendix 1: Rights, Responsibilities, Duties, and Powers (23 KB)
Appendix 2: Problem-Solving/Dispute Resolution Checklist (12 KB)
Appendix 3: Dispute Resolution: Troubleshooting Checklist (12 KB)
Appendix 4: Common Questions (12 KB)

Suggested Resources and Bibliography (32 KB)

 

For further information regarding Working Together: A Guide to Positive Problem Solving for Schools, Families, and Communities, please contact:

Tim Thorne
Manager
Program and Student Services Branch
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth
W310- 1970 Ness Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 0Y9

Phone: 204-945-1732
Manitoba Toll Free: (800) 282-8069
Email: timothy.thorne-tjomsland@gov.mb.ca