Methodology:
In this qualitative study we, further our understanding of how teachers perceive mindfulness practices to affect their students by conducting a modified case study. Traditionally case study involves gathering an assortment of forms of information and using these to triangulate theme (Creswell, 2015). However, our access was limited, causing us to modify the case study design to use only phone conversations with our teachers. As these educators were from the same elementary school, we analyzed these interviews as dispart data sources to triangulate the emerging themes. The objectives of this research were to describe:
How teachers perceive mindfulness to affect their students.
Whether teacher believe that mindfulness is an effective tool to improve equity and academic ability of students.
Understand challenges faced by teachers implementing mindfulness within their classroom. We conducted this research with a constructionism epistemology and nomothetic interpretivism theoretical perspective. This epistemology employs a belief that truth is derived from personal experiences with our realities (Crotty, 1998). As authors, we sought to uncover these individual truths and using these them construct an understanding of mindfulness. The nomothetic interpretivist theoretical …show more content…
Mindfulness is associated with increased self-awareness (SOURCE) and our findings document its potential to serve as a lever for improving students’ social awareness. As students learn more about themselves and become grounded in self-culture they tend to improve academically (SOURCE). Our preliminary study corroborates (Jacks--BIG NAME MINDFULNESS PERSON Review Paper---) research as our teachers found that their mindfulness practices improved student engagement, perseverance, tenacity, and
In this qualitative study we, further our understanding of how teachers perceive mindfulness practices to affect their students by conducting a modified case study. Traditionally case study involves gathering an assortment of forms of information and using these to triangulate theme (Creswell, 2015). However, our access was limited, causing us to modify the case study design to use only phone conversations with our teachers. As these educators were from the same elementary school, we analyzed these interviews as dispart data sources to triangulate the emerging themes. The objectives of this research were to describe:
How teachers perceive mindfulness to affect their students.
Whether teacher believe that mindfulness is an effective tool to improve equity and academic ability of students.
Understand challenges faced by teachers implementing mindfulness within their classroom. We conducted this research with a constructionism epistemology and nomothetic interpretivism theoretical perspective. This epistemology employs a belief that truth is derived from personal experiences with our realities (Crotty, 1998). As authors, we sought to uncover these individual truths and using these them construct an understanding of mindfulness. The nomothetic interpretivist theoretical …show more content…
Mindfulness is associated with increased self-awareness (SOURCE) and our findings document its potential to serve as a lever for improving students’ social awareness. As students learn more about themselves and become grounded in self-culture they tend to improve academically (SOURCE). Our preliminary study corroborates (Jacks--BIG NAME MINDFULNESS PERSON Review Paper---) research as our teachers found that their mindfulness practices improved student engagement, perseverance, tenacity, and