Year: 2026 | Month: June | Volume 14 | Issue 1
Positioning Peer Mediation as a Core Strategy for Behavioral Intervention and Conflict Resolution in Educational Settings
Nrityanjali Sarmah1* and Nibedita Paul2
DOI:10.30954/2454-9525.01.2026.7
Abstract :
The widespread belief that modern youngsters exhibit greater rudeness than earlier generations is frequently inaccurately linked to a decline in corporal punishment. Researches shows that a lot of work needs to be done to teach young people how to mediate between themselves and others. This is important because mediating between students is a much better way to solve problems than having the authority step in and punish them. A lot of the comments we hear about young people today are just the same old “kids these days” thought process. But there are good reasons for it. Many kids don’t get enough chances to learn how to deal with arguments or fix problems on their own because both parents work long hours and often give too much praise. Families are also less close together than they used to be. It’s clear that they aren’t getting enough practice. People think that a lot of kids’ behaviour is rude and because of this. Based on study, it is thought that punishment and discipline are not very good ways to solve problems. It can be very helpful and successful for educational institutions to offer peer mediation training to settle any kind of disagreement. By giving mediators better skills like active listening, empathy, and working together to solve young people’s problems, we can get to the root cause of behaviour problems and help kids learn how to deal with social problems. This will eventually get rid of the need for physical punishment, and if pilot studies are done correctly, peer mediation programs can be expanded into schools.
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