'Making Space': A Study into the Use of Mindfulness for Alternative School Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Preston, Kim; Spooner-Lane, Rebecca
Titel	'Making Space': A Study into the Use of Mindfulness for Alternative School Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 29 (2019) 2, S.108-129 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Preston, Kim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1037-2911
DOI	10.1017/jgc.2019.4
Schlagwörter	Metacognition; Nontraditional Education; Stress Variables; Teacher Burnout; Self Control; Educational Opportunities; At Risk Students; Special Needs Students; Case Studies; Generalization; Outcomes of Treatment; Journal Writing; Metropolitan Areas; Teacher Attitudes; Comparative Analysis; Stress Management; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Burnout-syndrom; Burnout; Teacher; Teachers; Burnout-Syndrom; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Selbstbeherrschung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Ballungsraum; Lehrerverhalten; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	As teachers seek to educate and transform lives, often with limited resources and time, they can experience varying levels of stress and emotional exhaustion, particularly if effective emotion regulation strategies are not employed. The experience of teacher stress may be heightened in alternative schools that provide educational opportunities for students who present with complex needs and are 'at-risk' of withdrawing from the conventional school system. This case study explored the perceived outcomes of a 6-week school-based mindfulness program to manage stress and support the emotion regulation of four teachers at a metropolitan Australian alternative school. The study took a mixed-methods approach to data collection, which included self-report questionnaires, interview responses and journal reflections. A number of limitations, such as small sample size and lack of experimental design, had an impact on the generalisability of the study's findings. However, a range of beneficial outcomes emerged in association with the mindfulness program, revealing that participants experienced increased levels of both mindfulness and emotion regulation ability, in conjunction with decreased stress and emotional exhaustion levels. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01