Addressing Conflict Constructively Through and in Education [Review of: A. Romano (2022) Racial justice and nonviolence education : building the beloved community, one block at a time; N.T. Algert, C.L.-H. Yep, K.S. Rogers, C.A. Stanley (2021) Conflict management and dialogue in higher education. - 3rd ed.]

When it comes to conflict, people commonly equate it with violence. Accordingly, productive forms of conflict are largely overlooked. This is not the case for Arthur Romano and Nance Algert et al. In their respective books, the authors describe how conflict, when dealt with through nonviolent means, can act as a motor for individual, organizational, and/or societal change and transformation. While Romano outlines how community educators can contribute to racial and social justice by implementing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s core principles of nonviolence, Algert et al. describe in this respect how to manage interpersonal conflict through mediation and constructive dialog in a university setting. The authors share a strong practice-oriented approach that is grounded in their experiences with implementing organizations in the field. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)