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mediational

mediational

1 7.2
That helps people talk and reach an agreement
  • adjective
  • /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃənl/
: mediador
  • In conflict resolution, effective communication is often a mediational strategy that facilitates understanding.

Examples

  • Further, Brown demonstrated that this type of understanding can be increased in 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children with very small amounts of mediational instruction—in fact, about as much as one encounters in clinical dynamic assessment.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The therapist used a mediational approach to help the couple resolve their differences.

  • This exhibit almost becomes a mediational space that encourages audiences to combine and separate, evaluate and define these different knowledge systems.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Moreover, the dynamics of homophobic aggression toward perceived lesbians were not adequately understood by the proposed mediational model.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The mobile application was designed to implement peer review inside the classroom, and the use of peer feedback served as a mediational means to allow learners to observe their speaking processes as well as receive metacognitive support from their peers.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Educators can adopt mediational techniques to improve student interactions during group projects.

Synonyms

mediatorial
vsmediational
  • Formal
1 9.4

Relating to a person who helps two sides reach an agreement

focuses on the helping process of communication and resolving differences rather than the role
mediative
vsmediational
1 7.4

To help people in an argument talk and reach an agreement

is about the active process of helping parties communicate and resolve disputes
mediatory
vsmediational
  • Formal
1 7.8

To help two sides in a conflict reach an agreement

focuses on helping parties communicate and understand to resolve disputes

Surface Forms

mediational positive

Morphology

mediational = mediation (transparent) = mediate + ion + al

This is a regular adjective built from 'mediation' plus '-al', so the meaning follows directly from the base noun.

Etymology

Mediational comes from the root medi- and the Latin medius, meaning 'middle', and it shares the same source as mediate and mediator. So mediational refers to a 'middle' person or action that helps people communicate or solve a disagreement.