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A Teacher Educator's Narrative Journey Into Mindfulness, Al-Karim H. Gangji
A Teacher Educator's Narrative Journey Into Mindfulness, Al-Karim H. Gangji
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
In this manuscript style research study, using multiple approaches and multimethodology, I explore mindfulness and wellness in my college conceptual physics classroom designed primarily for pre-service elementary teachers. This high-stake science course is a pre-requisite class to enter the elementary education program. The subject of physics let alone science, creates high level of anxiety and intense emotions. Over the past three decades, mindfulness has gained an exponential popularity in many fields including education. Mindfulness involves one’s ability to pay attention to the present moment. As a tool, mindfulness raises an awareness of intense emotions that often accompany teaching and learning. …
Promoting Wellness Through Mindfulness-Based Activities, Malgorzata Powietrzynska
Promoting Wellness Through Mindfulness-Based Activities, Malgorzata Powietrzynska
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The central idea of this dissertation is mindfulness framed as a sociocultural, secular, and multidimensional construct involving attention that is purposeful, in the present moment, and non-judgmental. Mindfulness represents a unification of century-old contemplative Eastern traditions (including Buddhism) and the recent developments of modern, Western science. Hence, supported by the emerging scientific evidence, I argue that mindfulness practices have a potential to offer a wide range of benefits related to wellness. In particular, I report on our hermeneutic-phenomenological studies investigating the centrality of emotions in teaching and learning. Our findings confirm that when adopted in education, mindfulness may mediate positive …