This course uses videotapes, simulation, and discussion to teach the basics of comparative models of mediation. This is a course which is independently identified by the student which is then subject to the approval of the Antioch faculty. This course should prepare the student for the capstone project. A list of approved courses is available through the Antioch faculty. Through case studies, students are introduced to multi-disciplinary theories of social conflict and approaches to resolution.
Students gain skills in conflict analysis by application projects in their own area of interest.
Student study conflict interaction and the role of the language interaction in framing dimensions of the conflict process. Students develop skills in identifying communication dynamics in conflict and in creating new strategies for intervention and training. This course examines the dynamics of group conflict and introduces students to a variety of methods of designing and facilitating productive processes and outcomes. With this variable content course, students will explore topics of current interest in the general area of third-party intervention. Students will also gain skills in individually researching and synthesizing information in specific interest areas.