Edward Sellman is Lecturer in Education at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Hilary Cremin is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Gillean McCluskey is Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Institute of Education, Community and Society at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Acknowledgements Foreword 1. Contextual, Contested and Catalytic: A Thematic Introduction to the Potential of Restorative Approaches in SchoolsPart 1: Contextualised 2. Restorative Justice: An International Perspective 3. The Journey from Criminal Justice to Education: Utilising Restorative Justice Practices in Schools in New Zealand4. Restorative Justice as World View5. Restorative Practices in New Zealand Schools: A Developmental Approach6. Merging Past and Present? Conflict Resolution in South African Township Schools: An Ubuntu-Restorative Approach 7. A Restorative Challenge: Can Citizenship Trump Identity in Northern Ireland?8. Restorative Approaches in School: A Psychological Perspective9. Reflections on Researching Restorative Approaches in Schools and Children's Residential CarePart 2: Contested 10. Restoration, Transformation or Education? A Philosophical Critique of Restorative Approaches in Schools11. Critical Perspectives on Restorative Justice / Restorative Approaches in Educational Settings12. Beyond the Bad Apple: Analytical and Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Restorative Approaches in Schools13. Challenges to Education: Restorative Practice as a Radical Demand on Conservative Structures of Schooling14. Effective Evaluation of Restorative ApproachesPart 3: Catalytic? 15. Restorative Approaches in Schools: Necessary Roles of Cooperative Learning and Constructive Conflict16. Peacebuilding through Circle Dialogue Processes in Primary Classrooms: Locations for Restorative and Educative Work17. Challenging the Punitive Turn in Youth Justice through Restorative Approaches in Schools? 18. Creating the Restorative School Part 1: Seeding Restorative Approaches in Minnesota 19. Creating the Restorative School Part 2: The Impact of Restorative Approaches on Roles, Power and Language 20. Creating the Restorative School Part 3: Rethinking Neutrality and Hierarchy 21. Who misses out? - Inclusive Strategies for Students with Communicational Difficulties22. Speaking the Restorative Language