RJED PUBLICATIONS

FEATURED PUBLICATION

Strengthening Relationships to Respond to Challenging Behaviors of Culturally Diverse Children in Schools in New Zealand and the United States

March 2025

We are excited to announce that Dr. Tom Cavanagh's paper, "Strengthening Relationships to Respond to Challenging Behaviors of Culturally Diverse Children in Schools in New Zealand and the United States", has been accepted to present at the 2025 AERA (American Education Research Association) Annual Meeting to be held in Denver Colorado. 

This paper discusses the following - Historically interventions such as multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) were implemented to respond to challenging behaviors in schools. Fifteen years ago an intervention known as a culture of care in schools was introduced In the United States.  This paper shows how a culture of care in schools not only blends with other interventions being used by schools in the United States and New Zealand but also helps those interventions to be more culturally appropriate. Conceptually Culture of Care and Huakina Mai are based on socio-cultural theory, and MTSS is based on the theory of ABA. In this paper we think about how to braid these two theories together to create the next step in the application of these interventions.

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BOOK PUBLICATION

Creating a Culture of Care in Schools: 
​A Basic Primer

In this book author Dr. Tom Cavanagh shares insights into the theories and thinking that are the foundation of his work. Dr. Cavanagh describes in some detail the ideas behind the Intro to Culture of Care training.  This work is dedicated to helping schools create a Culture of Care, based on restorative justice principles and practices and culturally appropriate relationships and interactions.

POSTER PRESENTATION

Creating a Culture of Care at CSU​

This poster presentation was displayed during the 2024 College of Health and Human Services Research Day at Colorado State University (CSU).  Highlighting Dr. Tom's research and experiences, he collaborated with his students to  chronicle how a Culture of Care was studied and created over the span of 20+ years.

CASE STUDY PUBLICATION

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The Paintball Case

​“The Paintball Case” is a case study, similar to those used to teach people about the law or
management. The intent of this case study that Dr. Tom published in 1998 is to teach people about restorative justice based on a real life application.

RJED NEWSLETTERS

 We invite you to read and explore what is going on in our world. We hope to bring you relevant content in the world of restorative principles and practices and periodically highlight events, people, schools, and research. We also want to connect you with other passionate educators that are committed to this important work; co-creating with you, a system of support and a community of practice!

​Feel free to share your journey with us at [email protected] and if you are open to it, we may publish your progress in an upcoming newsletter.
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SHARING GOOD NEWS

CELEBRATING A DECADE OF CREATING A CULTURE OF CARE IN SCHOOLS

November 2024

We at RJEd are grateful and ecstatic to be celebrating our 10 year anniversary!  We could not have done it without the support, passion, and commitment from our RJEd facilitators, schools, districts, and service related organizations & programs (just to name a few).

We at RJEd are humbled and so appreciative of the wonderful people we have had the privilege to work with and learn from during these past 10 years.  Because of all of you, a Culture of Care is being created across the nation and around the world!  Thank you all for being co-creators of a Culture of Care alongside us in the beautiful journey!  
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