This book reports on a research program designed to construct the basics of a new type of
literacy that teaches pupils social problem-solving at individual and collective levels. It is
the first of a series of books about a chain of intervention research subprojects started in
2009 teaching pupils basic skills to make well-balanced decisions to resolve conflicts in a
nonviolent manner and to develop good social relationships and responsibility critical
thinking and other abilities which give children and young people the tools needed to pursue
their options in life. According to the United Nations there is no systematic program in
schools that develops these capacities in pupils. This volume fills the gap by describing
successful classroom interventions and by developing a framework for social problem-solving
literacy as mandated by the United Nations Child Convention.
