The Education Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution is proud to present the completed “Recommended Standards for School-Based Peer Mediation Programs.”  Originally published in 1996 by the Standards Committee of the National Association for Mediation in Education (a forerunner of ACR), this document has been revised and expanded by the Education Section’s Peer Mediation Standards Committee, which drew upon diverse practitioner knowledge and relevant research to set forth the components necessary to develop and sustain an effective peer mediation program.

These standards are designed to enhance quality and stimulate thought among youth and adult participants in peer mediation programs. This document is designed to be helpful in   

• Designing and implementing programs
• Designing evaluation
• Developing and selecting curricula
• Ensuring that programs are welcoming and accessible to all
• Funding programs
• Improving established programs
• Promoting programs
• Providing professional development
• Setting guidelines for research