EDUC 746

Conflict Styles Assessment and Reflection Assignment Instructions

Overview

Throughout this course you have studied different conflict resolution styles and strategies. For this assignment, you will complete an online assessment from the United States Institute of Peace. There are 30 questions that will assist you in determining your conflict style.

Please note that this assessment is designed to spark your interest in determining a preferential conflict resolution style. You should always review the results of assessments like these in light of the Bible, your experiences, and additional research. Just because the results from this assessment might reveal a preference towards one or more conflict resolution style, this does not mean that this is absolute truth. You should reflect on the results of this assessment and then, taking all things into consideration, decide how to proceed with the results.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Interact: Conflict Styles Assessment in the Learn section.

2, Select “Start Survey”.

3. Complete the 30 question assessment by selecting one phrase out of the two phrases that best describe how you deal with conflict.

4. Using the results page, complete the Conflict Styles Assessment and Reflection Template Part One and Part Two. Do not navigate away from the Results page or you will lose all your results!

5. After completing Part One and Part Two with your results, complete the rest of the Conflict Styles Assessment and Reflection Template utilizing your textbook, at least five scholarly journal articles published within the last five years, and the Bible to support your answers.

You must cite your textbook and one unique scholarly journal article published within the last five years within each paragraph of Part Three: Reflection of the template. This means at a minimum, you should have 7 sources including the Bible in your Reference section of the paper.

You are not permitted to use direct quotes on this assignment unless quoting from the Bible.

CONFLICT STYLES ASSESSMENT 1

CONFLICT STYLES ASSESSMENT 4

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s Assessment and Reflection

Author

School of Education, Liberty University

Author Note

I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.

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Conflict Styles Assessment and Reflection

Part One

[Please complete the following chart using your results from the United States Institute of Peace Conflict Styles Assessment. Remove these sentences from your final submission. The completed chart should be the only item under the heading Part One.]

Part Two

[Please complete the following chart, analyzing your results from the United States Institute of Peace Conflict Styles Assessment. Remove these sentences from your final submission. The completed charts should be the only items under the heading Part Two.]

Conflict Style

[Insert paragraph detailing your highest and lowest scores and why you agree or disagree with the results. This paragraph should be at least 5 sentences and fully explain your position.]

Conflict Style

[Insert paragraph detailing your most and least surprising results and why you agree or disagree with the results. This paragraph should be at least 5 sentences and fully explain your position.]

Part Three – Academic Reflection

[Please reflect on this assessment in light of what you have learned in this course. This section should be a minimum of five paragraphs with one paragraph for each Conflict Style listed in Part One. Within each paragraph, provide a good overview of the Conflict Style utilizing at least one in-text citations from your Barsky and a scholarly journal article published within the last five years to support your claims, the strengths and weaknesses of this particular style, and your personal application of this style to your personal and/or professional life. You may
not
use any direct quotes unless you are quoting from the Bible. You are required to use current APA formatting for your writing style and all in-text citations. Please remove this paragraph from your final submission. Your five original paragraphs should be the only items under Part Three – Reflection.]

Part Four – Biblical Reflection

[Based on you results, provide a biblical reflection on the results of this assessment. This section should be at least three paragraphs of at least five sentences for each paragraphs. You must support your position with at least one biblical citation per paragraph. Please remove this paragraph from your final submission. Your three original paragraphs should be the only items under Part Four – Biblical Reflection.]

References

You will only include references that you cited within your paper. You must include the Bible in this section because you are required to cite from the Bible in Part Four: Biblical Reflection. At a minimum, you should include your Barsky textbook and at least five scholarly journal articles. Make sure all references utilize a hanging indent and follow all current APA requirements.

Example:

Authorlastname, A. B. (2019). Book title in italics with only the first word and proper nouns, like Christian, capitalized: If there is a subtitle, the first word is capitalized. Publisher.

Authorlastname, A. B. (2019). Article title in regular font with only the first word and proper nouns and proper adjectives, like European, capitalized: Subtitles may or may not be used. Journal Titles and Volume Numbers Are Italicized, 15(2), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.007

New American Standard Bible. (1995). New American Standard Bible Online. https://www.bible.com/versions/100-nasb-new-american-standard-bible/ (Original work published 1960)