Case Study of Tekoa Institute: Illustration of Nonviolent Communication Training's Effect on Conflict Resolution

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dc.contributor.authorNash, Andrea Lynnen
dc.contributor.committeechairShoemaker, Donald J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHawdon, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCaruso, Thomasen
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:33:47Zen
dc.date.adate2007-05-24en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:33:47Zen
dc.date.issued2007-04-05en
dc.date.rdate2007-05-24en
dc.date.sdate2007-04-17en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study involved illustrating how Nonviolent Communicationsm (NVC) training affected conflict resolution in a case study of Tekoa Boys Institute, a juvenile residence and school institution. Resolution was defined as "the process of resolving a dispute or a conflict, by providing each side's needs, and adequately addressing their interests so that they are satisfied with the outcome" (Dictonary.LaborLawTalk.com 2006). The following predictions concerning this research are: 1) At the Tekoa Boys Institute, the NVC trained residential staff's involvement in nonviolent resolution will increase more from the pretest to the two year posttest than the no-NVC trained residential staff. 2) At the Tekoa Boys Institute, the NVC trained residential staff's involvement in violent resolution will decrease more from the pretest to the two year posttest than the no-NVC trained residential staff. 3) At the Tekoa Boys Institute, the NVC trained residential staff's involvement in instigating conflicts will decrease more in the two year posttest when compared to pretest than those residential staff not trained in NVC. Results were found confirming the first two predictions in this sample with a statistical significance at the .05 level. As for the third prediction, no to little effect was found in this sample.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04172007-123249en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04172007-123249/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31744en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartAnashThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcommunicationen
dc.subjectjuvenile delinquentsen
dc.subjectstrategyen
dc.subjectviolent resolutionen
dc.titleCase Study of Tekoa Institute: Illustration of Nonviolent Communication Training's Effect on Conflict Resolutionen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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