Mindfulness meditation for future early childhood teachers in Japan |
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Affiliation: | 1. Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Stockbridge MA, USA;2. Brigham and Women''s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, USA |
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Abstract: | To prevent future burnout and turnover among early childhood education students, mindfulness training may hold promise as a measure. A lab-based pilot and classroom-based feasibility study was designed to investigate an effective way to introduce mindfulness meditation. Results suggested that two types of audio-guided mindfulness meditation, a sitting meditation and a compassion meditation reduced stress level, and that the compassion meditation was perceived as more comfortable than the sitting meditation. As a tentative conclusion, the compassion meditation may be introduced first before the sitting meditation. Additional studies should examine the effects of longer-term meditation practice on teaching career development. |
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Keywords: | Early childhood education Teacher turnover Preservice students Mindfulness Stress Coping Compassion |
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