摘要：Research shows that conflicts in schools cannot be resolved by constructive and
peaceful means and teachers cannot support students sufficiently. To solve this
problem, the Negotiation and Peer Mediation Training Program was experimented
on the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade students in this study aiming to examine the
effects of the Negotiation and Peer Mediation Training Program on conflict
resolution and problem-solving skills. The study was conducted on 44 students
attending the “Children’s University” summer school. The research was carried out
in the pretest-posttest design without control group. The training program
consisting of 18 activities was implemented. The students were subjected to
“Conflict Resolution Skills Scale” and “Problem Solving Inventory for Children”
before and after the program. The pretest and posttest scores of both instruments
total tests and subscales were analyzed with dependent samples t-test. It was
observed that the training program was not effective on problem solving but
reduced “obliging” and “avoiding” behaviors. Results achieved in the other
subscales of the Conflict Resolution Skills Scale were not coherent with the
literature. Based on the research results, it can be argued that the Negotiation and
Peer Mediation Training mitigated the avoiding and obliging behaviors which do
not serve a peaceful resolution.
关键词：negotiation; peer mediation; negotiation and peer mediation training
program; conflict resolution; problem solving
