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Book SynopsisMindful Teaching and Learning features a community of scholar-practitioners from across disciplines, methodologies, and ideological perspectives exploring contexts that support mindful teaching, mindful learning, and a pedagogy of well-being.
Trade ReviewThis slender book delivers a variety of practical tools with a careful attentiveness to both individual and institutional contexts. . . .Those interested in mindfulness and how it pertains to HE, as well as those wanting to put MT to use in HE, will find this book of utility. . . .In conclusion, this volume performs well in regard to its intent to initiate exchanges and will be appreciated by those aiming to put mindfulness into practice in HE. * Canadian Journal of Higher Education *
The nine contributors to Mindful Teaching and Learning share their passion for a mindful approach to education and illustrate that approach with personal practices and references to related literature. The focus on pedagogy is as refreshing as it is important.This 6-chapter collection is essential reading for any teacher or teacher educator eager to bring mindfulness into the classroom. -- Tom Russell, Queen's University
Mindful Teaching and Learning is a timely addition to the growing body of literature exploring mindfulness and education. One unique feature of this book is the thoughtful use of methodologies that provides the reader with a window into how the authors have come to understand mindful teaching and learning in their own practice. I highly recommend this book to those who are interested in considering the new lenses afforded by mindful approaches to educational practice and scholarship. -- Shawn M. Bullock, Simon Fraser University
Let us imagine that we’ve found ways to parenthesize or bracket the frenetic cacophony of demands that typically inhabit the life-world of a teacher. What would this look like for us and what differences might our being focused make? Imagine slowing down, practicing situated self-reflection and, in doing so, finding a dynamic resonance with others. What personal, professional, small and large educational reform might be the result? . . . Or read Kelly Hanson and her collaborators’ vivid and energizing descriptions of their realization of these possibilities in and through the development of a deliberate and mindful teaching community. An inspiring book of real-life professional and community sense-making. -- Keith Walker, University of Saskatchewan
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Mindful Teaching and Learning: Developing a Pedagogy of Well-Being Karen Ragoonaden Chapter 1: Mindfulness Training: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Assessing Efficacy in Education Elizabeth R. Mackenzie Chapter 2: Mindful Education and Well-Being Karen Ragoonaden Chapter 3: Enhancing Learning through Contemplative Pedagogy Kathryn Byrnes and Tom Bassarear Chapter 4: Living Collaborative Leadership: Cultivating a Mindful Approach Sabre Cherkowski, Kelly Hanson, and Jennifer Kelly Chapter 5: Mindfulness-Based Wellness Education: Pedagogical Insights Geoffrey Soloway Chapter 6: Mindful Curricular Engagement: Preparing Prospective Educators to See/Act with Discernment and Deliberation Margaret Macintyre Latta
