Research on Mindfulness with Teachers, Classroom Implementation
Roeser, R. W., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Jha, A., Cullen, M., Wallace, L., Wilensky, R., Oberle, E., Thomson, K., Taylor, C., & Harrison, J. (2013, April 29). Journal of Educational Psychology
Teachers randomized to Mindfulness Training showed greater mindfulness, focused attention and working memory capacity, and occupational self-compassion, as well as lower levels of occupational stress and burnout at post-program and follow-up, than did those in the control condition.
Cynthia Taylor, Jessica Harrison, Kyla Haimovitz, Eva Oberle, Kimberly Thomson, Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Robert W. Roeser (2016) Interview results showed a trend for teachers in the Mindfulness Based Interventions, to report more adaptive strategies for coping with job stress, and a tendency to evaluate challenging students in a more positive affective light. Implications
Mindfulness for teachers: A pilot study to assess effects on stress, burnout and teaching efficacy
Flook L, Goldberg SB, Pinger L, Bonus K, Davidson RJ. (2013) Results suggest the course may be a promising intervention, with participants showing significant reductions in psychological symptoms and burnout, improvements in observer-rated classroom organization and performance on a computer task of affective attentional bias, and increases in self-compassion.
Erin M. Kasson, Alyssa N. Wilson Behavioral treatment alone increased on-task behaviors for four of six (66%) students compared to baseline; however, five of six (83%) students increased and sustained high rates of on-task behaviors when mindfulness exercises were added to the behavior analytic techniques.
Tim Lomas, Juan Carlos Medina, Itai Ivtzan, Silke Rupprecht, Francisco José Eiroa- Orosa The systematic review revealed that mindfulness was generally associated with positive outcomes in relation to most measures.
Mindfulness goes to School: Things Learned (So Far) from Research and Real-World Experiences (2017)
Randye J. Semple, Vita Droutman, Brittany Ann Reid The programs reviewed are Inner Explorer, Master Mind and Moment Program, Mindfulness and Mind-Body Skills for Children, Mindful Schools, Resilient Kids, Still Quiet Place, Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Curriculum and Mindful Moment, and Wellness and Resilience Program.
Jacinda K. Dariotis, Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran, Fallon Cluxton-Keller, Laura Feagans Gould, Mark T. Greenberg, Tamar Mendelson This article reports the results of a study on the qualitative perspectives of fifth- and sixth-grade participants and their teachers of a 16-week school-based mindfulness and yoga program in three public schools serving low- income urban communities.