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ERIC Number: EJ539371
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0155-0640
Competing Constraints in Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Interactional Achievement of Formality and Informality in Mediation.
Smith, Calvin D.
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v19 n2 p79-114 1996
Offers a preliminary analysis of meditations conducted by the Queensland Community Justice Program. The conflict between the need to provide a standardized formal process and the philosophical commitment to disputant control over the dispute process and outcome is examined. Strategies providing methods to manage this conflict are discussed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Interaction Process Analysis
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Queensland); Community Justice Program (Australia); Mediation