Negotiation Efficacy in Conflicts between Students: Results from a Portuguese Study

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https://doi.org/10.46328/ijres.2389

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Conflict, Negotiation, Efficacy, Students

Abstract

Negotiation is one of the most used conflict management procedures in the school context, since through an effective solution against violence is reached. This investigation considers personal and scholars variables that can influence negotiation efficacy in conflicts between elementary school students, namely sex, school grade, number of failures, study time school goals, and evaluation. Following a quantitative approach, the sample consisted of 874 Portuguese students from elementary schools, 452 males and 422 females with ages ranged between 10 and 18 years. The instruments applied were a personal questionnaire, and the School Conflicts Negotiation Efficacy Questionnaire (SCNEQ). The results show that sex, number of failures, and study time have an influence on the students' negotiation efficacy, as well as on student´s evaluations. The limitations of the study and practical implications for conflict management in schools are also presented, namely that the development of students’ negotiation abilities is relevant.

Author Biographies

Pedro Cunha, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal

Professor Associated with aggregationFaculty of Human and Social Sciences of University Fernando Pessoa

Maria Olimpia Paiva, Agrupamento de Escolas Alexandre Herculano Porto

Professor and vice directorAgrupamento de Escolas Alexandre Herculano Porto

Ana Paula Monteiro, Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás‐os‐Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

conflict management, negotiation and mediation in different contexts, addition to the internet, bullying, cyberbullying,coexistence and environment at school, workplace bullying and rumour psychosociology

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Cunha, P., Paiva, M. O., & Monteiro, A. P. (2021). Negotiation efficacy in conflicts between students: Results from a Portuguese study. International Journal of Research in Education and Science (IJRES), 7(4), 1076-1089. https://doi.org/10.46328/ijres.2389

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2021-10-10

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Vol. 7 No. 4 (2021)

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