"Pracademic"

"Pracademic"

1. RESEARCH: How do mediators learn in practice, and what practices best support their learning?

   • Social, Cognitive, Behavioral Psychology
     • Motivation
     • Decision Making
     • Somatic Approaches
     • Biopsychological responses to Conflict
   • Action Research
     • Ethnographic studies of mediators/facilitators re: decision-making
     • Interviews
     • Reflective Practice Tools
     • Roundtables/focus groups
   • Adult Learning / Prof. Development
     • Communities of Practice
     • Training
     • Expertise
   • Mediation/Facilitation Lit.
     • Descriptions of Processes
     • Outcome measurements
       • Short & Long Term
     • Effects on med'r decision making
   • Reflective Practice
     • Tools
     • Examples from other fields
     • As a research approach

2. PRACTICE: Professional Mediation and Facilitation Practice

   • Reflective Practice
     • Fostering Communities of Reflective Practice
   • Restorative Justice Practices
     • Development of NYC Rest. Justice League
   • Community Mediation
   • Developing & Disseminating best practice tools

3. TEACHING & TRAINING:

   • Reflective Practice
     • Education
   • New mediators/facilitators
   • Training Designs
   • Quality Assurance
   • Disseminating best practice tools