Mindfulness in the Classroom
Articles
The Impact of Mindful Awareness Practices on College Student Health, Well-being, and Capacity for Learning: a pilot study. Yamada, K., & Victor, T. L. (2012).
Meditation in the higher-education classroom: Meditation training improves student knowledge retention during lectures. Ramsburg, J. T., & Youmans, R. J. (2014).
Mindful learning. Current directions in psychological science, Langer, E. J. (2000).
Contemplative Pedagogy: A Quiet Revolution in Higher Education. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. Zajonc, A. (2013).
Opening the contemplative mind in the classroom. Journal of Transformative Education. Hart, Tobin. (2004).
Books
Contemplative Learning and Inquiry Across Disciplines, Edward Sarath, Charles Scott, and Heesoon Bai, eds, 2015
Contemplative Practices in Higher Education, Daniel Barbezat and Mirabai Bush, 2013
Contemplative Studies in Higher Education, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Volume 2013, Issue 134
Meditation and the Classroom, Judith Simmer-Brown and Fran Grace, eds, 2011
Websites
In collaboration with Health and Wellness,
- A Mindful Campus Initiative led to the creation of a comprehensive resource website
- A comprehensive teaching guide from Vanderbilt University
Contemplative Practices for Anti-Oppression Pedagogy
- A collection of mindfulness practices designed for social justice education, but applicable to a number of settings