ERIC Number: EJ1167971
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1595
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Mindfulness and Transformation in a College Classroom
Martin, Moira
Adult Learning, v29 n1 p5-10 Feb 2018
Community college classrooms afford students from a variety of backgrounds the possibility to engage and inform one another with respect to their unique perspectives and life experiences. Unfortunately, in many of these situations, students find themselves self-critical, and their internal comparisons with others may impede the potential of a transformational educational experience. This article discusses the benefit of utilizing mindfulness meditation as a way of bringing students more in touch with their internal processes, which in turn allows them greater availability to others in the classroom and thus creates more transformational learning experiences for these community college students.
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Transformative Learning, Community Colleges, Metacognition, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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