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The mediation metamodel: Understanding practice
Author(s) -
Alexander Nadja
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.225
Subject(s) - mediation , transformative mediation , metamodeling , party directed mediation , transformative learning , alternative dispute resolution , variety (cybernetics) , conciliation , dispute resolution , psychology , political science , knowledge management , computer science , law , artificial intelligence , pedagogy , software engineering
Abstract The mediation metamodel provides a systematic framework for understanding mediation as it is practiced in a variety of professional and cultural contexts. Six mediation practices are introduced within the framework of the metamodel: settlement mediation, facilitative mediation, transformative mediation, expert advisory mediation, wise counsel mediation, and tradition/based mediation. The relationships of these different practices to one another are explored and the assumptions underlying them are examined with reference to the literature. The metamodel provides orientation in the dispute resolution field not only for mediators, parties, and their lawyers, but also for regulators, referring bodies, researchers, and students of mediation.