Studies in Mediation and the Training of Public Sector Mediators (From Collective Bargaining By Government Workers - The Public Employee, P 250-264, 1983, Harry Keeshen, ed. - See NCJ-101078)

• NCJ Number: 101082
• Author(s): D C Haman; A P Brief; R Pegnetter
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: Baywood Publishing Co, Inc.
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This paper defines the construction of mediation relative to other forms of neutral third-party intervention, reviews mediation research, and assesses the current state of the art.

Abstract

Mediation is defined as impartial third-party intervention for assisting parties in the resolution of contract disputes with the constraint that the mediator does not have legal authority to impose or recommend settlements. In general, research has provided support for five mediator functions: reducing irrationality, removing nonrationality, exploring solutions, assisting in graceful retreat, and raising the cost of conflict. Areas in which there is a need for research include examinations of the impact of the mediator's presence and the conciliation environment, the effects of expectancy variations about the mediator's role, and the effects of differing labor dispute environments and differing impasse resolution techniques on the mediation process and its outcome. 35 references and 3 discussion questions.