- Reduces administrators' and teacher's time in working with conflicts.
- Reduces the level of violence and crime in schools.
- Enhances the self-esteem, grades, and attendance of the students trained as mediators.
- Helps keep minor incidents in the school from escalating over time into more serious incidents.
- Teaches students an alternative set of skills that they can apply in conflict situations.
- Students learn that their are alternatives to violence for solving personal problems or resolving personal conflict.
According to Lane (1992) peer mediation programs help improved student behavior and school discipline.
Teachers also report that at risk students and disputants tend to exhibit shifts in cooperation after experiencing peer mediation. In a study by Araki, Takesita, & Kadomoto, results indicated that peer mediation increased empowerment and volunteerism.
Lane, P. S. (1992). A peer mediaton model: Conflict resolution for elementary and middle school children. Elementary School Guidance & Counseling. 27, 1-2.
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