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Edward M Kennedy Research Institute Guide

Online Resources

Key Websites for Studying Conflict Resolution

This is a list of key recommended websites for the study of Conflict Resolution

  1. UK College of Family Mediators: The College of Mediators is a membership body for mediators practising in all areas of mediation; family, workplace, community, intergenerational, commercial and restorative practice.
  2. ADR Group ADR Group is one of the largest and most recognisable dispute resolution service providers in the UK.  With a national network of accredited mediators and industry leading training, ADR Group is justifiably considered a leader in the dispute resolution field.  
  3. Centre for Dispute Resolution  CEDR is a leading ADR service provider specialising in the resolution of conflict deadlock
  4. Leap Confronting Conflict Leap works directly with young people struggling with conflict and trains the adult professionals working with them. We research the issues facing young people today and use our insights to influence policy and practice.
  5. ACAS We provide information, advice, training, conciliation and other services for employers and employees to help prevent or resolve workplace problems.

 

How to reference something you found online

In the Harvard Style

In-Text Referenceused when you are quoting or paraphrasing a source in the body of your essay. It follows an author-date format. The above reference would appear as (Beard, 2006) in-text.

Remember:

In the same way you reference books and journal articles, you need to reference anything you find online. 

You might not be able to find all of the information (e.g. some webpages have no individual author), but take note of the information that's available and put it into your referencing style.

 

For more information on how to reference online resources see our referencing guide.

Online Resources

While it is required to use academic sources provided by the Library such as Books and Journals & Databases for your assignments and research, good quality online resources can make an important difference to your work.

 

In this Online Resources section of our Conflict Resolution guide, we’ve collected together information on

  1. The best online resources for Conflict Resolution that will help you do well in your studies and
  2. Some advice on how to get the most out of these resources.

Be careful!: Unlike academic resources, general online resources often don’t go through a process to check they are of high quality. So you will need to assess them yourself by following the advice below and reading our Evaluating Information Guide.

Is an online source reliable or not?

When you encounter online information you should ask yourself five Questions:  

  1. How recently was the information published / updated? 
  2. Is it relevant to your work?
  3. Do you trust the author?
  4. Is it supported by evidence?
  5. For what reason was the information published?

 

Find out more about Evaluating Information in our Successful Searching Guide.

MU Kennedy Institute Webpage

The Kennedy Institute's webpage provides up to date information and news for that department.

For students and staff of the department, it also provides access to key information such as

  1. The Departmental Handbook
  2. Essay Cover Sheets for assignments.
  3. Details of Departmental staff and their areas of interest.
  4. All courses run by the Department.

 

 

Maynooth Library Website

When you want to find information that will help you with your academic work, we recommend you start with the MU Library website.

It's your one stop portal to finding out everything about the Library, including:

  • Opening hours
  • Our collections
  • Our Library Catalogue
  • And much more - all available here