This book explores what mindfulness could mean for teachers and educational researchers. Covering the key features of Buddhist, psychological and socially engaged forms of mindfulness, this book critically examines the different ways mindfulness is defined, what problems it is meant to address, and the ways that claims about mindfulness are made.
Remy Y.S. Low is Lecturer in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is also a recipient of the University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Early Career Teaching for his use of contemplative pedagogies (including mindfulness) in teacher education.
Chapter 1. Mindful mapping.- Chapter 2. Transforming suffering: This book explores what mindfulness could mean for teachers and educational researchers.- Chapter 3. Adaptive coping: Psychological mindfulness for teachers.- Chapter 4. Overcoming alienation: Engaged mindfulness for teachers.- Chapter 5. The mindful use of maps.