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      Exploring the Experiences of Mindfulness-Based Teachers in Saskatchewan Schools

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      Date
      2017-01-10
      Author
      McDougall, Delee Frances Mary 1985-
      ORCID
      0000-0002-7498-6912
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      This basic interpretive qualitative study investigated the benefits of a mindfulness-based approach to teaching. Six participants were recruited for this study including one homeschooling educator, three elementary school teachers, one high school teacher, and one elementary school administrator. Semi-structured interviews were used to generate data in order to understand how mindfulness affects teachers in their personal and professional lives, and how they are using mindfulness to support students in their classrooms. As participants’ stories were reviewed, four major themes were identified using a wellness model perspective (Myers & Sweeney, 2008): (1) Connecting to the curriculum: Mindfulness and its curriculum links; (2) Creating, coping, socializing, meaning making, and exercising: Mindfulness and its connections to teacher health and wellness; (3) Managing and supporting students: Mindfulness and its links to a caring classroom environment; and (4) Motivating, engaging, and meeting students’ needs: Mindfulness and its benefits for students. The current study’s findings have contributed to furthering research in the area of mindful education and health, and have several implications for both practice and future research in the area.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Educational Psychology and Special Education
      Program
      School and Counselling Psychology
      Supervisor
      McIntyre, Laureen
      Committee
      Nicol, Jennifer; Park, Jeff; Claypool, Tim
      Copyright Date
      December 2016
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/7669
      Subject
      mindfulness teachers health and wellness
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