About
Goals
• Conduct research to better understand the use of restorative justice in physical education and youth sports.
• Disseminate research and best practices strategically to physical educators who can make use of restorative justice in their practice.
• Develop a network of practitioners who use restorative justice practices and support their work.
• Provide educational opportunities to students and professionals who are interested in restorative justice in education.
Background
Restorative Youth Sports (RYS) was designed with input from physical educators and is founded on well-established practices for building relationships and teaching life skills. It emphasizes teaching conflict resolution skills as a key element to SEL. A peer reviewed article on RYS is published in the Journal of Youth Development.
Principal Investigator
Research & Program Staff
Collaborators
Emily M. Janke, Director of Institute for Community and Economic Engagement and Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies
Jeremy Rinker, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies
Omari Dyson, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Pam Brown, Professor of Kinesiology
Barrie Gordon, Faculty of Education, Victoria University of Wellington
Alumni
Sarah Ragab, Undergraduate, Kinesiology
Destini Hogan, Undergraduate, Peace and Conflict Studies
Meagan Patillo, MS, Peace and Conflict Studies