Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Integrating Theory and Research into Practice (Mindfulness in Behavioral Health)

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Mindfulness in Education: Introduction and Overview of the Handbook....Pages 3-16 Contemplation in Education....Pages 17-28 What Is Mindfulness? A Contemplative Perspective....Pages 29-45 Internal Education and the Roots of Resilience: Relationships and Reflection as the New R’s of Education....Pages 47-63 Mindfulness and Social Emotional Learning (SEL): A Conceptual Framework....Pages 65-80 Front Matter....Pages 81-81 Mindfulness Training for Teachers....Pages 83-97 Mindfulness and Teachers’ Coping in the Classroom: A Developmental Model of Teacher Stress, Coping, and Everyday Resilience....Pages 99-118 Cultivating Inner Resilience in Educators and Students: The Inner Resilience Program....Pages 119-132 CARE for Teachers: A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Promoting Teachers’ Social and Emotional Competence and Well-Being....Pages 133-148 Processes of Teaching, Learning, and Transfer in Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) for Teachers: A Contemplative Educational Perspective....Pages 149-170 Mindfulness Activities and Interventions that Support Special Populations....Pages 171-190 Preparing Teacher Candidates for the Present: Investigating the Value of Mindfulness-Training in Teacher Education....Pages 191-205 Embodied Presence: Contemplative Teacher Education....Pages 207-219 On Attentive Love in Education: The Case of Courage to Teach....Pages 221-235 Mindfulness and Organizational Change....Pages 237-249 Mindful School Leadership: Guidance from Eastern Philosophy on Organizing Schools for Student Success....Pages 251-267 Front Matter....Pages 269-269 Mindfulness Matters in the Classroom: The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Brain Development and Behavior in Children and Adolescents....Pages 271-283 Promoting Caring: Mindfulness- and Compassion-Based Contemplative Training for Educators and Students....Pages 285-294 Mindfulness Training to Promote Self-Regulation in Youth: Effects of the Inner Kids Program....Pages 295-311 A Mindfulness-Based Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum for School-Aged Children: The MindUP Program....Pages 313-334 Front Matter....Pages 269-269 Two Universal Mindfulness Education Programs for Elementary and Middle-School Students: Master Mind and Moment....Pages 335-354 Working on the Inside: Mindfulness for Adolescents....Pages 355-382 Back Matter....Pages 383-394 Resum: "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." -- ORBIS 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. Addresses the educational uses of mindfulness in schools, summarising the state of the science and describing 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