Education and Mindfulness Research
Mindfulness in Education Research Highlights
Although research on mindfulness, especially with children and adolescents, is still in relatively early stages, an increasing number of studies have shown the potential benefits of mindfulness practices for students in terms of their physical... …
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Although research on mindfulness, especially with children and adolescents, is still in relatively early stages, an increasing number of studies have shown the potential benefits of mindfulness practices for students in terms of their physical... …
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/mindfulness_in_education_research_highlights
Mindfulness for Test Performance Enhancement
Brief Mindfulness Training May Boost Test Scores, Working Memory, Psychological Science
Hoffman, Jan (May 2014) How Meditation May Boost Your Test Scores, NY Times
Niss, Laura (August 2012) Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Math Test Anxiety and Exam Scores, University of Colorodo
Hoffman, Jan (May 2014) How Meditation May Boost Your Test Scores, NY Times
Niss, Laura (August 2012) Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Math Test Anxiety and Exam Scores, University of Colorodo
Programs
Publications
Davidson, R. J., & the Mind and Life Education Research Network (2012). Contemplative practices and mental training: Prospects for American education. Child Development Perspectives, 6(2), 146-153.
Diamond, A., & Lee, K. (2011). Interventions shown to aid executive function development in children 4 to 12 years old. Science, 333(6045), 959-964.
Diamond, A. (2012). Activities and programs that improve children’s executive functions. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 21, 335-341. NIHMS602709
Greenberg, M. T., & Harris, A. R. (2012). Nurturing mindfulness in children and youth: Current state of research. Child Development Perspectives, 6(2), 161-166.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2013). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness (Rev. ed.). New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Kabat-Zinn J. (2011). Some Reflections on the Origins of MBSR, Skillful Means, and the Trouble with Maps. Contemporary Buddhism,12(1), 281-306
Meiklejohn, J., Phillips, C., Freedman, M. L., Griffin, M. L., Biegel, G., Roach, A., . . .Saltzman, A. (2012). Integrating mindfulness training into K-12 education: Fostering the resilience of teachers and students. Mindfulness, 3(4), 291-307.
Mendelson, T., Greenberg, M. T., Dariotis, J. K., Gould, L. F., Rhoades, B. L., & Leaf, P. J. (2010). Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a school-based mindfulness intervention for urban youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38(7), 985-994.
Sibinga, E. M. S., Perry-Parrish, C., Chung, S. E., Johnson, S. B., Smith, M., & Ellen, J. M. (2013). School-based mindfulness instruction for urban male youth: A small randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine, 57(6), 799-801.
Siegel, D. J. (2009). Mindful awareness, mindsight, and neural integration. The Humanistic Psychologist, 37(2), 137-158.
Zelazo, P. D., & Lyons, K. E. (2012). The potential benefits of mindfulness training in early childhood: A developmental social cognitive neuroscience perspective. Child Development Perspectives, 6(2), 154-160.
Diamond, A., & Lee, K. (2011). Interventions shown to aid executive function development in children 4 to 12 years old. Science, 333(6045), 959-964.
Diamond, A. (2012). Activities and programs that improve children’s executive functions. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 21, 335-341. NIHMS602709
Greenberg, M. T., & Harris, A. R. (2012). Nurturing mindfulness in children and youth: Current state of research. Child Development Perspectives, 6(2), 161-166.
Kabat-Zinn, J. (2013). Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness (Rev. ed.). New York, NY: Bantam Books.
Kabat-Zinn J. (2011). Some Reflections on the Origins of MBSR, Skillful Means, and the Trouble with Maps. Contemporary Buddhism,12(1), 281-306
Meiklejohn, J., Phillips, C., Freedman, M. L., Griffin, M. L., Biegel, G., Roach, A., . . .Saltzman, A. (2012). Integrating mindfulness training into K-12 education: Fostering the resilience of teachers and students. Mindfulness, 3(4), 291-307.
Mendelson, T., Greenberg, M. T., Dariotis, J. K., Gould, L. F., Rhoades, B. L., & Leaf, P. J. (2010). Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a school-based mindfulness intervention for urban youth. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38(7), 985-994.
Sibinga, E. M. S., Perry-Parrish, C., Chung, S. E., Johnson, S. B., Smith, M., & Ellen, J. M. (2013). School-based mindfulness instruction for urban male youth: A small randomized controlled trial. Preventive Medicine, 57(6), 799-801.
Siegel, D. J. (2009). Mindful awareness, mindsight, and neural integration. The Humanistic Psychologist, 37(2), 137-158.
Zelazo, P. D., & Lyons, K. E. (2012). The potential benefits of mindfulness training in early childhood: A developmental social cognitive neuroscience perspective. Child Development Perspectives, 6(2), 154-160.
Articles and Press
Schwartz, K. (2014, January 17). Low-income schools see big benefits in teaching mindfulness. KQED Mind/Shift.
Huffington Post’s Mindfulness Research page, exploring many aspects of mindfulness, including education.
Huffington Post’s UK Edition discusses how school ministers in the UK may establish mindfulness practices in schools.
This story in The Atlantic, Should Schools Teach Kids to Meditate?, explores the use of mindfulness in schools.
Richard Burnett is co-founder of the Mindfulness in Schools Project. With Chris Cullen and Chris O’Neill, Richard wrote the highly-acclaimed 9 week mindfulness course, .b (pronounced dot-b), designed to engage adolescents in the classroom. This is hisTEDxWhitechapel talk.
Huffington Post’s Mindfulness Research page, exploring many aspects of mindfulness, including education.
Huffington Post’s UK Edition discusses how school ministers in the UK may establish mindfulness practices in schools.
This story in The Atlantic, Should Schools Teach Kids to Meditate?, explores the use of mindfulness in schools.
Richard Burnett is co-founder of the Mindfulness in Schools Project. With Chris Cullen and Chris O’Neill, Richard wrote the highly-acclaimed 9 week mindfulness course, .b (pronounced dot-b), designed to engage adolescents in the classroom. This is hisTEDxWhitechapel talk.
Brief article by a teacher and member of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) about her use of mindfulness in the classroom. Use this technique to reduce student anxiety and help students succeed.
TIME Magazine online article “The Mindful Revolution.” A preview of the article is available, but a subscription is required to access the full text.
Additional ResourcesCenter for Adolescent Health. (2011, Winter). Mindfulness makes a difference in the lives of urban youth (Issue Brief). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Wrightson, C. (2014). Researching the relationship between stress and learning: Annotated bibliography. School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
TIME Magazine online article “The Mindful Revolution.” A preview of the article is available, but a subscription is required to access the full text.
Additional ResourcesCenter for Adolescent Health. (2011, Winter). Mindfulness makes a difference in the lives of urban youth (Issue Brief). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Wrightson, C. (2014). Researching the relationship between stress and learning: Annotated bibliography. School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Additional Resources
Center for Adolescent Health. (2011, Winter). Mindfulness makes a difference in the lives of urban youth (Issue Brief). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Wrightson, C. (2014). Researching the relationship between stress and learning: Annotated bibliography. School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Wrightson, C. (2014). Researching the relationship between stress and learning: Annotated bibliography. School of Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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