{"product_id":"mindful-teaching-and-learning-9781498506663","title":"Mindful Teaching and Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMindful 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003eThe 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\u003cbr\u003eMindful 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\u003cbr\u003eLet 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: 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","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040632242519,"sku":"9781498506663","price":73.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498506663.jpg?v=1750947332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mindful-teaching-and-learning-9781498506663","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}