Peer Mediation: Conflict Resolution in Schools : Student Manual [Paperback]

Fred Schrumpf (Author), Donna Crawford (Author), H. Chu Usadel (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0878223312 | ISBN-13: 978-0878223312 | Publication Date: October 1991

This program guide shows how to design, implement, and operate a successful peer mediation program with students in grades 6-12, placing particular emphasis on social and cultural diversity. It provides step-by-step instructions for staff orientation and training, student orientation, and the selection and training of mediators. Contains 30 activities which prepare student mediators to conduct most mediation requests. Also discusses the processes of negotiation and group problem solving. Includes numerous reproducible forms.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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The authors obviously speak from their own successful experience and are very generous in sharing their expertise and materials with the novice. --Barbara Porro, Cooperative Learning

A valuable and excellent resource that should not be missed. --Youth Today

These manuals are attractive, easy to use, and very comprehensive. They are useful resources for anyone wanting to sponsor a peer mediation training in a school or to understand how to implement a mediation program. --Linda Moyer, The Peer Facilitator Quarterly --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Fred Schrumpf is an independent trainer/consultant and coordinator for the Regional Center for Social Work and Education Collaboration at Eastern Washington University. He is also a consultant for the National Center for Conflict Resolution Education. He has practiced school social work for 12 years with children in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. He has also taught at the university level. In 1990, Mr. Schrumpf was named Social Worker of the Year by the Illinois chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

Donna K. Crawford is the former CEO of the National Center for Conflict Resolution Education/Conflict Resolution Education, Inc. She is currently an assistant superintendent for elementary education in a large suburban school district in northern Illinois. She is an experienced mediator, reality therapist, and dispute resolution trainer. Her training in alternative dispute resolution methods includes work with the Justice Center of Atlanta and the Harvard University Negotiation Project. She has also served as a practicum supervisor for the Institute for Reality Therapy in Los Angeles.

Richard J. Bodine is President and Training Director of the National Center for Conflict Resolution Education/Conflict Resolution Education, Inc. He has taught at all grade levels from elementary school through university graduate school and served as an elementary school principal for 20 years. In 1992 he received the Illinois State Board of Education's Those Who Excel award as outstanding administrator. Mr. Bodine has consulted with numerous schools throughout the country. During the past 12 years, he has trained over 10,000 adults and over 3,000 youth in conflict resolution processes. He holds training certificates from CDR Associates of Boulder, Colorado, for mediation, dispute management systems design, and conflict resolution in organizations. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Research Pr Pub (October 1991)
• ISBN-10: 0878223312
• ISBN-13: 978-0878223312
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Start for a Needed Change, August 22, 2000

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This review is from: Peer Mediation: Conflict Resolution in Schools : Student Manual (Paperback)

The process and skills required for effective mediation are extremely difficult for young and old alike to grasp. It is something that is within each and every one of us, but the skills are often not used with such concentration and purpose. Fred Schrump's Peer Mediation: Conflict Resolution in Schools is an effective means of teaching students peer mediation skills as well as providing students with alternative skills for resolving conflict. The ultimate goal being to replace punitive administrative discipline and empower students to resolve conflicts on their own. Having used this manual to install a peer mediation program in a Washington, DC public high school it has proved invaluable in teaching students the skills of mediation. The six steps are clearly spelled out with charts that enable the students to grasp the flow of the mediation process. The excercises are also very effective at reiterating the specific areas of concentration new to most students. The role plays are extremely helpful to provide meaningful practice before actual situations. All in all the manual provides a clear path toward developing a peer mediation program and should be recommended to all those with limited time, but who recognize the importance of peer mediation in the schools.