Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research Into Practice

ISBN-13: 9781493935048 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 394 str.

Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl; Robert W. Roeser

Opis

Recently, there has been widespread emerging interest in the use of contemplative practices aimed at cultivating mindful awareness and compassion in teachers and students across a broad variety of disciplines (e.g., Roeser & Peck, 2009, Schonert-Reichl et al., in press; Thurman, 2006). But what is mindfulness and how can it be cultivated in secular educational settings in ways that support and extend other core aims of education associated with the "three Rs"? Both clinical psychology and neuroscience research have revealed important beneficial outcomes of the practice of mindfulness - defined as moment-to-moment, present-centered, nonjudgmental awareness, in adults (Mind and Life Educational Research Network, forthcoming). New studies are underway aimed at extending these practices and their beneficial effects to people earlier in life such that the downstream consequences of a lack of mindfulness, self-regulation and compassion, including stress and its deleterious effects on the body and the mind, may be curtailed. This volume examines the theories and research that inform research and clinical practice, addressing such questions as: How can contemplative practices be "secularized" and used in such educational settings as schools? Do teachers need mindfulness practices or only students? How should such practices be taught and delivered? The Handbook of Mindfulness in Education includes contributions from some of the leading researchers and practitioners in the field of mindfulness-based interventions, and it is a must-have volume for academics and clinicians alike.

Recenzje

urce for anyone interested in the current field of how mindfulness practice and MBI can be integrated into school settings. ... This handbook has consolidated a great deal of the existing work that has been conducted to date, and it offers a welcome addition to the growing literature on how mindfulness practice and contemplative science can be best used to the benefit of students and those who work in educational settings." (Joshua C. Felver, Mindfulness, Vol. 7, 2016)

O autorze

Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl is a Professor in the Human Development, Learning, and Culture program in the Faculty of Education at the University or British Columbia (UBC) and Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership, an interdisciplinary research institute in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. She received her MA in Educational Psychology from the University of Chicago, her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Iowa, and was a postdoctoral National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Fellow in the Clinical Research Training Program in Adolescence at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. Prior to her graduate work, Kim was a middle school teacher and a teacher at an alternative high school for “at risk” adolescents. Kim studies the social and emotional development of children and adolescents, particularly in relation to identifying the processes and mechanisms that foster positive human qualities such as empathy, compassion, altruism, and resiliency. She has won several awards, including the 2015 Joseph E. Zins Distinguished Scholar Award for Outstanding Contributions to Research in Social and Emotional Learning, given by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and the Confederation of University Faculty Associations’ (CUFA-BC) Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award for sustained contributions over the course of a career to the non-academic community through research and scholarly activity.

Robert W. Roeser is a Professor of Psychology and Human Development in the Department of Psychology at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. He received his Ph.D. from the Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan (1996) and holds master's degrees in religion and psychology, developmental psychology and clinical social work. In 2005 he was a United States Fulbright Scholar in India; from 1999-2004 he was a William T. Grant Faculty Scholar; and from 2006 to 2010 served as the Senior Program Coordinator for the Mind and Life Institute (Boulder, CO). Currently, Dr. Roeser's Culture and Contemplation in Education Lab (CaCiEL) at Portland State is devoted to the study of the putative effects of mindfulness and compassion training for teachers and (early childhood and early adolescent) students with regard to health and wellbeing, and the optimization of teaching and learning.

Blurb

This handbook addresses the educational uses of mindfulness in schools. It summarizes the state of the science and describes current and emerging applications and challenges throughout the field. It explores mindfulness concepts in scientific, theoretical, and practical terms and examines training opportunities both as an aspect of teachers’ professional development and a means to enhance students’ social-emotional and academic skills. Chapters discuss mindfulness and contemplative pedagogy programs that have produced positive student outcomes, including stress relief, self-care, and improved classroom and institutional engagement. 

Featured topics include: 

• A comprehensive view of mindfulness in the modern era.
  
• Contemplative education and the roots of resilience. 
  
• Mindfulness practice and its effect on students’ social-emotional learning.
  
• A cognitive neuroscience perspective on mindfulness in education that addresses students’ academic and social skills development. 
  
• Mindfulness training for teachers and administrators.
  
• Two universal mindfulness education programs for elementary and middle school students.
  

The Handbook of Mindfulness in Education is a must-have resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians, and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, education, and medicine, as well as counseling, social work, and rehabilitation therapy.