Process in learning theory that is used in psycholinguistics as an explanatory model for problems of language acquisition, especially those concerning the formation and use of concepts. The term ‘mediation’ refers to the internal processing...

Mediation is a facilitated negotiation in which a skilled, impartial third party seeks to improve relations between parties to resolve a conflict by improving communication, identifying interests, and exploring possibilities for a mutually agreeable...

Process by which individuals voluntarily discuss and try to settle disputes, often with the assistance of an attorney or mental health professional trained in mediation skills. Mediation is commonly used with parents to resolve issues related to child...

The go-between wears out a thousand sandals....

Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), aims to assist two (or more) disputants in reaching an agreement. Whether an agreement results or not, and whatever the content of that agreement, if any, the parties themselves determine —...

Or pay the cost? The issue of legal costs is often high on most clients' agendas when deciding whether to litigate to resolve their dispute. Not only their own costs, but also their liability to pay the other party's costs. So is there...

With mediator, priest and accuser resolve abuse lawsuit By LISA SINK lsink@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Monday, March 10, 2003 Waukesha -- Although the Milwaukee Archdiocese won't allow lawyers to participate in mediation sessions with sexual abuse victims, such an arrangement has worked...

Former Harrah’s Chairman and Chief Executive Phil Satre has taken the mediator’s role in the next 30 days of negotiations planned between two hospitals and their nurses union.The Service Employees International Union Local 1107 and management at Valley and Desert Springs hospitals were working on...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair endorsed South African efforts to mediate a solution to Zimbabwe's deepening crisis on Friday, toning down denunciations of Zimbabwe's authoritiarian president.Blair has said 83-year-old Robert Mugabe brought social and economic ruin to a once prosperous southern African nation and former...