TY - JOUR
AU - Miller, Lisa
AB - Background/ContextThis exploratory feasibility study assesses a mindfulness program in a fifth-grade classroom. The research discussed herein was built on a previous study targeted at a specific population of children within the classroom and assessed the benefits of teaching mindfulness meditation to 7- and 8-year-old children who met criteria for generalized anxiety disorder.Purpose/Focus of StudyThe primary aim of this exploratory study was to investigate the feasibility of a mindfulness training workbook written for young children. The mindfulness workbook uses a fictional character in a storybook format. The goal was to help children understand and access their own mindfulness within the classroom setting without instruction by teachers and without using meditation techniques.SettingThe study was conducted in a school-based setting.ParticipantsParticipants were 24 children of low socioeconomic status (SES) from urban areas in Fairfield County, Connecticut, who attended a summer program. The subjects described were of a nonclinical population, and all were rising fifth graders.Research DesignThe predominantly qualitative study was rooted in an action research design method, which allowed for program adjustments to be made as needed.FindingsThe mindfulness program was feasible, and overall improvements in attention were evident.ConclusionsThe children who needed the most help at the onset of the program showed the greatest improvement by the end.
TI - An Exploration in Mindfulness: Classroom of Detectives
JF - Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
DO - 10.1177/016146810911101201
DA - 2009-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/an-exploration-in-mindfulness-classroom-of-detectives-5S0ALNwQot
SP - 2775
EP - 2785
VL - 111
IS - 12
DP - DeepDyve
ER -