ERIC Number: EJ1314135
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Mindfulness in Education: Utilizing Mindfulness as a Tool to Cultivate Stress Coping Skills in K-12 Teachers through a Mindfulness Virtual Online Course (MVOC)
Uraipanyawan Pinthong
Journal of Instructional Research, v10 p63-73 2021
This study investigated how to decrease teacher stress and burnout by a virtual online mindfulness practice intervention with cognitive apprenticeship, self-determination, and self-efficacy theory as the frameworks. My research project examined instruction and training in mindfulness practice as a tool to cultivate stress coping skills in K-12 teachers through a six-week mindfulness virtual online course (MVOC). This study involved five participants and employed an explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach comprised of quantitative data collection with pre- and post-surveys followed by three qualitative interviews over six weeks to facilitate a case study consideration. The results exhibited reduced stress in participants following an increase in awareness from developing a personal mindfulness practice. Furthermore, the MVOC intervention helped the participants build a daily personalized mindfulness practice that improved their stress coping skills and was beneficial in specific ways. Teachers who practice routine mindfulness will cultivate progressively effective stress coping skills and K-12 teachers can enjoy increased job satisfaction and decreased burnout.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Stress Management, Coping, Well Being, Teacher Burnout, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Public School Teachers, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Virtual Classrooms, Online Courses, Job Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Self Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona (Phoenix)
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