Discusses the experiences of elementary school student mediators and their perspectives about their role as mediators. Highlights mediators' perspectives of their training to provide school counselors with practical information on ways to improve school-based mediation. Findings suggest that the mediation training sessions provided children with a…

The effectiveness of an existing peer mediation program in a diverse, suburban elementary school was examined. Peer mediation was available to all students (N = 825). Three-year longitudinal data showed significant reductions in the school's out-of-school suspensions after implementation of the peer mediation program. Mediation training also…

States that there is a sizeable following of peer mediation as an approach to conflict mediation in schools. Even with strong empirical support, its future is tenuous in the ebb and flow of educational emphases. Whether peer counseling is a fad or sound pedagogy will be determined by reliable research and not by the fickle nature of educational…

Schools have increasingly been implementing peer mediation programs as a way to help students find peaceful means for resolving conflicts (Casella, 2000). Peer mediation is a process in which students that have been taught a structured, step-by-step model assist others to peacefully negotiate solutions to their interpersonal conflicts. In spite of…

Investigates the effectiveness of peer facilitator interventions with disruptive middle school students. Provides evidence that eighth-grade peer facilitators can be effective with sixth-grade problem behavior students. Facilitators demonstrated that they could help students who are having problems adjusting to school, especially in terms of their…