A design for learning and developing skills for handling interpersonal and substantive conflict in the Ardmore, OK, SDA Church

Jan Gary Johnson

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A design for learning and developing skills for handling interpersonal and substantive conflict in the Ardmore, OK, SDA Church

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Jan Gary Johnson. A Design for Learning and Developing Skills for Handling Interpersonal and Substantive Conflict In the Ardmore, Ok, Sda Church. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/865179b6-2543-4c82-8e79-71652031e945.

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J. G. Johnson. A design for learning and developing skills for handling interpersonal and substantive conflict in the Ardmore, OK, SDA Church. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/865179b6-2543-4c82-8e79-71652031e945

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Jan Gary Johnson. A Design for Learning and Developing Skills for Handling Interpersonal and Substantive Conflict In the Ardmore, Ok, Sda Church. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/865179b6-2543-4c82-8e79-71652031e945.

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The problem addressed in the project is the teaching of certain skills that would help church members preserve their interpersonal relationships even though engaged in conflict. The thesis is that an enlightened understanding of conflict and the development of certain communicative skills can significantly affect how the parishioner perceives conflict and thus how he or she will behave in conflictive situations thereby reducing the strained interpersonal relationships and alienation that often follows in the wake of the conflict. A conflict skills curriculum was developed for the Ardmore Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Participants were volunteers from the congregation who met weekly for a total of 8 sessions. They were tested prior to the seminar and again at the end. A control group was used for the purpose of comparison. The question addressed was, Will a seminar on conflict change the participants' attitude and feelings about conflict. Results indicated a significant change in the attitude of the treatment group toward conflict.

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