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Exploring an integrative framework for understanding mediation
Author(s) -
Picard Cheryl A.
Publication year - 2004
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.64
Subject(s) - mediation , exploratory research , psychology , work (physics) , social psychology , sociology , social science , engineering , mechanical engineering
This exploratory research examines how mediators' understandings of their work vary with contextual factors—gender, educational background, dispute sector, and length of time mediating. Results indicate that most mediators do not base their views of practice on only one theory of mediation. Consequently, the author argues for an integrated vision of mediation.