Review of The mindful education workbook: Lessons for teaching mindfulness to students
Lisa A. Gilbert
Education Review March 28, 2017 DOI: 10.14507/er.v24.1972 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Workbook Medical education Pedagogy Psychotherapist Mathematics education |
| Key points | Mindfulness in schools parallels corporate mindfulness and is subject to similar critiques. |
Abstract
In the past half-decade, corporate America has taken an interest in mindfulness (The Economist, 2013; A similar wave has begun to reach educational settings. Poised at the front of the movement to integrate mindfulness practices within schools, The Mindful Education Workbook: Lessons for Teaching Mindfulness to Students provides an outstanding example of how mindfulness in schools often parallels mindfulness in corporate America, and is subject to similar critiques.