The Effectiveness of Using Mediation in Selected Civil Law Disputes: A Meta-Analysis
Table of Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Method
- 3. Results
- 4. Summation
- 5. Conclusion
- 5.1 Future Research
- References
- Appendix 1: Moderator Analysis : Time and Process Outcome Measures
- Appendix 2: Moderator Analysis: Fairness and Satisfaction Outcome Measures
- Appendix 3: Moderator Analysis: Cost Outcome Measures
List of Tables
- Table 1: Number of Effect Size Outcomes
- Table 2: Number of Measured Outcomes
- Table 3: Study Characteristics
- Table 4: Mediation Program Characteristics
- Table 5: Mediator Characteristics
- Table 6: Mediation Program Averages
- Table 7: Comparison Group Characteristics
- Table 8: Survey Characteristics
- Table 9: Average Mediation Program Improvements to Time and Process Outcomes
- Table 10: Effect Size Estimates of Time and Process Outcomes
- Table 11: Effect Size Estimates of Fairness and Satisfaction Outcomes
- Table 12: Effect Size Estimates of Cost Outcomes
- Table 13: Average Mediation Program Improvements to Cost Outcomes
Acknowledgements
We would like to sincerely thank Jeff Latimer for his significant, and invaluable, assistance and support in the development and conduct of this study. In addition, we would like to thank the following individuals who have provided additional methodological advice on the conduct of the research: Kelly Morton-Bourgon, Wei Qiu and Paul Verbrugge. Our thanks go to the reference librarians at the Department of Justice, including Sylvia Nugent and Heather Blake, for their assistance in tracking down hard to find studies. Additional recognition must also be given to the time, effort and studies provided by various researchers, authors and librarians around the world - from Australia to England. We would like to recognize the following individuals for their constructive comments on earlier drafts of this report: Nathalie Quann, Jeff Latimer, Albert Currie, Suzanne Wallace-Capretta, and Anna Paletta. Finally, we would also like to thank the Early Resolution Option team at the Department of Justice for their confidence and support.
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