Popova, Julia V.Smolyaninov, Artem A.Lorenzo Moledo, María del Mar2021-03-162021-03-162020Popova, Ju.V., Smolyaninov, A.A., Lorenzo Moledo, M.M. (2020). Сomparative research of attitudes to mediation at Galician and Siberian Universities. J. Sib. Fed. Univ. Humanit. Soc. Sci., 13(12), 1962–19721997-1370http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24764The article presents the conceptual ideas of implementing mediation in higher education of Spain in comparison with the Russian practices. It describes mediation in education in terms of its evolution, general and specific models, its resources in the development of professional competence of university staff. Authors discuss the didactic potential of mediation in higher education in the two countries. The article considers the empirical data obtained in simultaneously conducted research at Galician and Siberian universities for comparative analysis of the specific features and the methods implemented in Spain and Russia. It reveals the higher education staff awareness, attitudes and readiness to perform mediation techniques and its relevance in their professional activityeng© 2020 Siberian Federal University. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Conflicts in educationMediationUniversity environmentMediation serviceTeacher trainingjournal article10.17516/1997-1370-06972313-6014open access