Download or read book A Case Study of the Effectiveness of Peer Mediation as a Method for Conflict Resolution at William Fremd High School in Palatine Illinois written by William R. Altmann and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This case study investigated a peer mediation program at William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois. Peer mediation offers an opportunity for students to solve their disputes with the assistance of a student mediator. The peer mediation program at Fremd High School helps to foster skills that allow students to become successful problem solvers. The school reported a significant decrease in discipline referrals, after the implementation of the peer mediation program, and it was noted that the school climate was more peaceful. The design and operation of the Fremd High School peer mediation program could serve as a model for similar schools seeking to implement such a program."--Author's abstract.
Download or read book Peer Mediation written by Walter M. Bomball and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study focused on the newly implemented Peer Mediation program at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois, regarding its impact on participants' communication and decision making skills. Students today need to be taught effective conflict resolution techniques aplicable both inside and outside of school, skills which can be learned through the peer mediation process. I investigated what the peer mediation process was; how understanding of this process was demonstrated by peer mediators; and whether or not the process could be applied to other conflicts. The findings parallel more longitudinal studies, which show that the negotiation process can be learned and may be applied to other situations. Improved interpersonal communication skills among the mediators as a result from being involved with the peer mediation program was the predominant discovery."--Author's abstract.
Download or read book EBOOK Peer Mediation Citizenship and Social Inclusion Revisited written by Hilary Cremin and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2007-09-16 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a must for those who, like me, believe passionately both in the power of peer mediation...and in the urgency of spreading good practice in a society like ours, which is desperately searching for ways to be inclusive and at peace with itself.” Tim Brighouse, former Commissioner for London Schools “As the challenges facing young people grow so do the array of support mechanisms to help them. During my time as a Member of Parliament and as a Minister I saw many of the ideas and initiatives which were tackling this issue. I am attracted to the idea of peer mediation mainly because it goes beyond the question of how can we protect and help children when they have a difficulty, and develops those increasingly important social and emotional skills in all children” Estelle Morris, Former Secretary of State, DfES Why use peer mediation? What are the factors that influence its failure or success? Peer mediation as a form of conflict resolution is growing in popularity and usage, particularly within education. The number of schools using this method has increased, with many schools in the UK now using mediation to settle disputes both in school, and in the wider community. Based on the author’s extensive work on peer mediation, the book provides a thorough account of theory and practice relating to an approach that can enable young people to resolve their own disputes – and those of their peers. The author shows how peer mediation can be embraced by schools to strengthen student voice, behaviour management, active citizenship and inclusion, as well as how it can be neglected and fail to achieve these aims. Drawing on case studies of peer mediation in schools, the book offers an analysis of the work that has been carried out in this area. It revisits key debates in education such as citizenship, social inclusion, student voice and behaviour management in order to begin to address the questions surrounding this method of conflict resolution. Peer Mediation is key reading for primary and secondary school teachers, educational professionals, academics, policy-makers and those with an interest in practical peace making.
Download or read book Students Resolving Conflict written by Richard Cohen and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational resource for teachers, parents and kids!
Download or read book Peer Mediation written by Fred Schrumpf and published by Research Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Program for helping secondary school students acquire skills in conflict resolution.
Download or read book Peer Mediation written by Judith M. Ferrara and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than ten years peer mediation programs have been springing up in schools. Although they are begun with the highest hopes and best intentions, many programs falter in their second or third year, then disappear. What makes a program effective enough to endure year after year and become part of a school's culture? Peer Mediation is the story of how one successful program started in an urban elementary school-how it was designed, implemented, and maintained. Teacher and mediator Judith Ferrara explains mediation, what it means to start up a program, watch it grow, change, and endure. At the heart of this book are the voices of the students who volunteered to become peer mediators, learned to understand the mediation process, and worked to help shape the program. Their thoughts and reactions to the peer mediation program, their tenacity, and, above all, their ethic of caring will leave a strong impression. Peer Mediation demonstrates the need to listen to students, observe their responses to the program, and work with them to revise it in order to maintain it. Peer Mediation includes:strategies that may be used to implement and maintain a peer mediation program;vignettes in each chapter selected and interpreted to demonstrate what it can mean to adults and students who are part of a peer mediation program;suggestions for handling the problems that arise and changes that occur when peer mediation programs "start up";forms, checklists, and standards for preparing and assessing peer mediation programs;an annotated bibliography of mediation theory and practice, conflict resolution curriculum, and program materials.Because Peer Mediation follows one program from implementation through its third year, it will be a useful resource for guidance counselors, teachers, and administrators who wish to start up a program, or gain insight into how to maintain an existing one.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Peer Mediation as a Conflict Resolution Technique on a Group of Middle School Students written by Juanasha L. Watkins and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using Peer Mediation in Classrooms and Schools written by James Gilhooley and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2000-02-02 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to initiate a peer mediation program in your school and tips for expanding an existing program can be found in this comprehensive guide.
Download or read book Peer Mediation written by Hilary Cremin and published by Open University Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a must for those who, like me, believe passionately both in the power of peer mediation...and in the urgency of spreading good practice in a society like ours, which is desperately searching for ways to be inclusive and at peace with itself."Tim Bridghouse, Chief Advisor to London Schools"As the challenges facing young people grow so do the array of support mechanisms to help them. During my time as a Member of Parliament and as a Minister I saw many of the ideas and initiatives which were tackling this issue. I am attracted to the idea of peer mediation mainly because it goes beyond the question of how can we protect and help children when they have a difficulty, and develops those increasingly important social and emotional skills in all children"Estelle Morris, Former Secretary of State, DfESWhy use peer mediation?What are the factors that influence its failure or success?Peer mediation as a form of conflict resolution is growing in popularity and usage, particularly within education. The number of schools using this method has increased, with many schools in the UK now using mediation to settle disputes both in school, and in the wider community.Based on the author's extensive work on peer mediation, the book provides a thorough account of theory and practice relating to an approach that can enable young people to resolve their own disputes ndash; and those of their peers. The author shows how peer mediation can be embraced by schools to strengthen student voice, behaviour management, active citizenship and inclusion, as well as how it can be neglected and fail to achieve these aims.Drawing on case studies of peer mediation in schools, the book offers an analysis of the work that has been carried out in this area. It revisits key debates in education such as citizenship, social inclusion, student voice and behaviour management in order to begin to address the questions surrounding this method of conflict resolution.Peer Mediation is key reading for primary and secondary school teachers, educational professionals, academics, policy-makers and those with an interest in practical peace making.
Download or read book IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEER MEDIA written by Cheuk-Kuen Anderson Kwan and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Implementation of a Peer Mediation Programme in a Hong Kong Secondary School" by Cheuk-kuen, Anderson, Kwan, 關焯權, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to look at the implementation of a peer mediation programme in a Hong Kong secondary school. This qualitative study involving 19 peer mediators who came Form four and Form six discipline prefects, two programme advisors, four class teachers and services users from F.1 and F.2 schoolmates in a Hong Kong secondary school investigated their perception of a peer mediation to developmental guidance and its practices. Schools implementing a peer mediation programme were considered to have a both preventive and developmental guidance focus and practices. The findings also identified a number of important factors which facilitated the implementation and development of the peer mediation programme. This study used qualitative methods to examine the implementation of a peer mediation programme in a Hong Kong Secondary School. The school and the social worker jointly organized and held a series of training activities to the peer mediators and the peer mediator could learn conflict resolution and mediation techniques from the School based Conflict Resolution Training manual which is modified and quoted from the Peer Mediation Programme - Peer Mediators Training Manual to be iii organized and published by Hong Kong Family Welfare Society and sponsored by The Hong Kong Bank Foundation. The main targets of receiving the peer mediation services were mainly From one and From two students. In order to achieve an efficient and effective peer mediation, selecting peer mediators, the content of the training programme and how different parties perceive the service were very important. The findings also identified a number of important factors including comprehensive peer mediation training in which had to enhance communication skills; various strategies of promoting the peer mediation service to students; giving students a right to seek help from peer mediators directly; making students and teachers have a deeper understanding of the rational and effectiveness of a peer mediation service which facilitated the implementation and development of the peer mediation in the particular secondary school. Significantly, the peer mediation programme was able to help clients' to solve their conflicts at particular levels and also provide good opportunities for peer mediators to have personal growth. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3014718 Subjects: Peer counseling of students - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong Conflict management - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong Mediation - Study and teaching (Secondary) - China - Hong Kong Junior high school students - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes Junior high school teachers - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes
Download or read book How to Do Restorative Peer Mediation in Your School written by Bill Hansberry and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed for schools exploring the use of restorative approaches to conflict resolution, this manual explains how to set up and run a restorative peer mediation programme, to provide students with the skills needed to nurture a climate of care and co-operation. Peer mediation can help peers solve conflicts in the classroom and schoolyard, providing both peer mediators and the children they help with opportunities for responsibility, growth and learning, as well as freeing up time for teachers to focus on other priorities. The guide includes all the information you need on how restorative peer mediation works, and includes an easy to implement training programme with sample scripts, handouts and letter templates to train up peer mediators in your school. With adapted materials for delivering training to children aged 10-16, this handbook is accompanied by downloadable and adaptable online materials to tailor training to specific settings.
Download or read book Impact of an Urban High School Conflict Resolution Program on Peer Mediators written by Carolyn Waldon-Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Student Workbook for Restorative Practices and Peer Mediation Training Manual written by Matthew Tolliver and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This supplemental workbook to the "Restorative Practices and Peer Mediation Training Manual" (4th ed.), provides all the student handouts in one convenient spot! This workbook makes the task of preparing training materials for facilitators so much easier. Save time without having to make copies and organize the lessons for individual student trainees.
Download or read book An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Programs in Schools written by Jeanett Schumaker and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Programs in Four Catholic Elementary and Middle Schools written by Timothy J. Hallahan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Peer Mediation Process in Secondary Schools written by Fae Ernestine Samuels and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the practice and the impact of peer mediation in eight secondary schools. This research is the first to investigate peer mediation in secondary schools. In doing so, it sought to give the peer mediators and other students a "voice." The students explained the peer mediation process, the effects on their personal lives, relationships, school climate and families. The thirty-three participants of the study include eight mediators, two disputants, two non-disputants, six students who refused mediation, seven teachers, one non-teacher and seven administrators. Three students refused to be interviewed. All student participants were eighteen years of age when interviewed. The method employed is qualitative. A personal interview was conducted with each mediator and disputant to investigate what happens during the mediation process, their satisfaction with the process and the impact it is having on them and the school community. Teachers, coordinators of the peer mediation programs and administrators were also interviewed individually to get their perception of the program's impact on the mediators, disputants, other students and the school climate. Data gathered were analysed in four stages. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and the categories and themes were identified and sorted. The findings indicate that peer mediation provides one of the best opportunities for creating peaceful schools. The study is significant because it verifies and brings to the forefront ten issues that are important to the field of peer mediation and conflict resolution. The issues are that: peer mediators can peacefully resolve conflicts and they are exemplary student leaders; peer mediation promotes ethics, transforms lives, teaches lifelong skills, provides leadership, fellowship, growth and provides an alternative to suspension; peers trust their peers to resolve their problems; school violence is on the increase and there is a lack of support for peer mediation. The findings of this study warrant further investigation in three areas: peer mediators and other students who are between 14 and 17 years of age; the training programs; and the real cost to implement a program in a secondary school.
Download or read book Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
