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Petit, Loretta – Journal of Thought, 1982
Regarding the proper role of church and state relationships in education, mediating structures in England, Scotland, and New Zealand are discussed. Mediating structures stand between the individual and public institutions to expand government services without producing government oppressiveness, maintain social values, and empower the people in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Ombudsmen

Cameron, Jan; Dupuis, Ann – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1991
Traces New Zealand's introduction to school mediation, reviewing underlying goals of nonpunitive dispute resolution in the United States and highlighting significant initiatives. The establishment of the Hagley School Mediation Service is described and compared with Hawaii's Dispute Management in the Schools Project. Recommendations for school…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Conflict Resolution, Employer Employee Relationship, Foreign Countries