The meaning of constructivist approach in mediation and the role of the mediator
Portere, V., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Briede, B., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)
The process of overcoming a conflict in mediation using constructivist ideas is revealed in the study. A mediator’s roles in the frame of the constructivist approach represent the topicality of the study. The mediator’s role is analysed and the emphasis is on the constructivist frame. The mediator’s pedagogical role is in the centre of the study. In the process of the study, the aim was to find out theoretical explanations of the meaning of the constructivist approach in mediation, how it occurs and what is the role of mediator in the mediation process based on dialogue? The methodology of the study comprises a theoretical assessment of the role of the mediator based on a constructivist approach with a purposeful emphasis on a dialogue between parties. The mediator facilitates a dialogical mediation process being also a pedagogue who helps the parties to learn how to keep a dialogue. Analysis of the mediator’s role and the usage of D.A. Kolb’s learning types in the stages of mediation are the main results of the study. The significance of the study implies a substantiation of various roles of the mediator, constructivist approach with the emphasis on the dialogue and implementation of D.A. Kolb’s learning types in the stages of mediation.
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