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Direct Instruction and Guided Practice Matter in Conflict Resolution and Social-Emotional Learning
Perspectives in Peer Programs
Short Title: Perspectives in Peer Programs
Format: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2016/01/01/
Pages: 23 - 37
Sources ID: 90081
Notes: Accession Number: EJ1124475; Acquisition Information: National Association of Peer Program Professionals. 58 Portwest Court, St. Charles, MO 63303. Tel: 888-691-1088; Fax: 888-691-1088; e-mail:  nappp@sbcglobal.net; Web site: http://www.peerprogramprofessionals.org; Language: English; Education Level: Higher EducationPostsecondary EducationElementary EducationMiddle SchoolsSecondary EducationJunior High Schools; Reference Count: 25; Journal Code: APR2018; Level of Availability: Not available from ERIC; Publication Type: Academic Journal; Publication Type: Report; Entry Date: 2016
Visibility: Public (group default)
Abstract: (Show)
Seven schools in an economically challenged area of an urban school district in central California implemented mentored peer mediation programs under the guidance of a university-K-12 partnership project, Mediator Mentors. Individual student outcomes for social-cognitive dispositions, perceptions of school climate, conflict strategy choices, and standardized testing results in language arts were analyzed on the basis of assessments administered after one year of program implementation and compared to pretest values generated by student mediators and non-mediators. Attendance and student perceptions of school safety were also examined after a year of peer mediation at the schools. Overall school climate was analyzed with respect to bullying incidence and suspension and expulsion rates before and after one year of program implementation.