Reducing Levels of Elementary School Violence with Peer Mediation

Rita Cantrell Schellenberg; Agatha Parks-Savage; Mark Rehfuss

Reducing Levels of Elementary School Violence with Peer Mediation

Rita Cantrell Schellenberg, Agatha Parks-Savage, Mark Rehfuss

School of Behavioral Sciences

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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 resulted in significant mediator knowledge gains pertaining to conflict, conflict resolution, and mediation, which was maintained at 3-month follow-up. All mediation sessions (N = 34) were successful in resolving conflict, and mediators as well as participants viewed the peer mediation program as valuable.

Original language	American English
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State	Published - Jun 1 2007

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