近年来我国法院调解率呈现普遍的下降趋势,调解制度自身的优势在司法实践中无法得到真正的发挥。各地法院纷纷针对现有制度弊端采取各种措施和创造性尝试,调解人在调解过程中的角色定位和调解方式日益受到重视。调解人角色定位可以分为"促进者"和"评价者"两大类,二者有不同的调解方式和调解措施的选择,在调解过程中如何根据不同案件类型进行角色定位和变换从而促使调解的进行,是目前我国承担着民事调解职责的法官们共同面对的难题,也是我国民事调解制度今后发展的一个重要环节。

In the pant a few years,the rate of court mediation has dropped down in our country.A lot of courts try their best to change this situation,which makes the role of mediator attracts people s attention.There exist two kinds of Mediator s style;one can be called the "facilitator",and the other "evaluator".As aresult,They pursuit different goals,which lead to their different forms.However,the determine factor of the mediator role choice is the case category,to which should be paid more attention.