Pedagogical management 3: conflicts in the classroom

Chapter 8 shows that in facilitated classroom interactions, conflicts can arise in two ways, i.e. as narratives and as interactional disputes between children. Moreover, the chapter shows that the rising of conflicts depends on the school context and the ways of facilitating interactions. Finally, the chapter shows how facilitation can include the management of narratives of conflicts and disputes, although facilitation has not the specific function of helping children to manage their conflictive relationships. The examples commented in this chapter show how narratives of conflict and disputes emerging in the classroom can be managed effectively by facilitators and with which limitations. This chapter explores facilitation and how it can include methods of conflict mediation.