Further study: peer mediation at school - questionnaire on mediation work

De have chosen the following questionnaire from pupils at a German school to provide you with an example:


Questionnaire

You are probably asking yourself why you have been given this questionnaire? We, the mediation team, took part in a three-day training course on mediation last year in autumn where we learnt about conflicts at school. Our task now is to help you solve them. It would be of great help to us if you would answer all the questions honestly and then return the questionnaire to us afterwards.

1. Have you observed/experienced one or more conflicts at our school?

 yes    no

2. How frequently do conflicts occur at your school?

 often             seldom         never

3. How frequently do you get involved personally?

 seldom             never             occasionally

4. What type of conflicts do you encounter at school?

 between two pupils
 between a group and a class
 between a pupil and a class
 between two groups in a class
 between a pupil and a teacher
 between a group of pupils and a teacher
 between a class and a teacher
 between pupils and parents
 other areas

Briefly describe the conflict:

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________
 

5. Do you find conflicts of this type difficult to bear?

 yes                sometimes            never

6. Does someone intervene if a conflict comes to a head? If yes, who?

 yes                no

7. Our mediation work would provide you with support. Would you take this is on?

 yes                no

8. Do you think that you could contribute to solving conflicts at your school?

 yes                no

If yes, which of the conflicts listed under Question 4 would come into question?

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________
 

Your class: ____________

 male        female

Thank you for your cooperation .

[Questionnaire from the mediation team at the Friedrich-Schiller Grammar School, Pfullingen, 2000]

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