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María Aranzazu Moretón Toquero 
El contexto educativo es uno de los primeros donde se incorporó la mediación en España. A pesar de la falta de regulación legal, las bondades de los objetivos y del propio proceso animaron a considerar las aulas como entorno propicio para su implantación. El recurso a la mediación en el ámbito educativo no solo contribuye a mejorar y gestionar los conflictos en favor de la convivencia en las aulas, sino que lleva implícito un importante carácter didáctico en valores y habilidades democráticas.Entre los instrumentos educativos a través de los cuales se puede abordar la enseñanza de la convivencia democrática la mediación se ha revelado como un recurso interesante en la medida en que pretende sustituir la cultura de la confrontación y el litigio por el consenso, y tiene como objetivos el ejercicio de la tolerancia y de la libertad, dentro de los principios democráticos de convivencia, así como la prevención y la resolución pacífica de conflictos. Pero también, porque además de contribuir a la transmisión directa, constituye una inestimable oportunidad de promover desde la práctica, y de manera efectiva, la enseñanza de los valores cívicos y democráticos a través de la participación del propio alumnado.
The educational context was one of the first areas in which mediation was incorporated in Spain. Despite the lack of legal regulation, the benefits of the objectives and the process itself encouraged classrooms to be considered a suitable environment for its implementation. The use of mediation in education not only helps to improve and manage conflicts in favour of coexistence in the classroom but also has an important educational aspect in terms of democratic values and skills. Among the educational tools that can be used to teach democratic coexistence, mediation has proven to be an interesting resource insofar as it aims to replace the culture of confrontation and litigation with consensus, and its objectives are the exercise of tolerance and freedom, within the democratic principles of coexistence, as well as the prevention and peaceful resolution of conflicts. But also, because, in addition to contributing to direct transmission, it constitutes an invaluable opportunity to promote, in practice and effectively, the teaching of civic and democratic values through the participation of the students themselves.
Summary 1. INTRODUCTION: MEDIATION AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES. 2. MEDIATION IS MORE THAN JUST A TOOL FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION. 2.1. Mediation as an institution integrated into what are known as “alternative means of conflict resolution.” Mediation as a procedure and the principles that define it. 2.2. The reception of mediation in Spain: areas of application. 3. MEDIATION IN THE SCHOOL CONTEXT: A USEFUL INSTITUTION FOR “DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION.” 3.1. Conceptual clarifications regarding mediation in the educational context. 3.2. Mediation and “the culture of peace.” 3.3. The incorporation of mediation into legislation and educational curricula. BIBLIOGRAPHY
