Citation

Johnson DW, Johnson R. Urban Educ. 2001; 36(2): 165-178.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

The effectiveness of peer mediation was examined in an inner-city elementary school. Thirty-four third-grade and fourth-grade students in a prekindergarten to fourth-grade elementary school were trained as peer mediators to help resolve schoolmates' conflicts. They mediated 206 conflicts during the academic year, 91% of which were relationship problems involving physical (41%) and verbal (50%) aggression. Before mediation, the conflict strategies students used primarily were physical force (44%) and verbal intimidation (56%) to coerce the other person to yield. Mediation most commonly resulted in an agreement to avoid each other in the future (74%) followed by apologizing and forgiving each other (16%). (Abstract Adapted from Source: Urban Education, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by SAGE Publications)

Peer Mediation
Elementary School Student
School Based
Grade 3
Grade 4
Late Childhood
Middle Childhood
Peer Aggression
Peer Victimization
Child Aggression
Child Offender
Child Victim
Child Violence
Violence Intervention
Aggression Intervention
Verbal Aggression
Physical Aggression
School Violence
Intervention Program
Program Effectiveness
Urban School
Urban Youth
01-03