Contemplative practice in the law school breaking barriers to learning and resilience
Promoting Law Student and Lawyer Well Being in Australia and Beyond 2016 DOI: 10.4324/9781315602530 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Law students |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that university-wide practices and interventions can positively influence law students' self-management and self-regulation skills, which relate to learning and graduate outcomes. Proposes that universal wellbeing strategies, including protective factors like sleep and resilience, are needed, and that a holistic approach involving broader university policies is essential for improving law students' mental health. |
Abstract
This chapter examines the impact of tertiary education policy, university characteristics and student characteristics on the mental health and wellbeing of law students. It discusses how modifiable university-wide practices and interventions have the potential to positively influence the self-management and self-regulation skills of law students. The chapter explores the relationship between these personal skills, learning and graduate outcomes. Implications for policy and practice are reviewed, including challenges to the implementation of universal wellbeing strategies. Proximal social and physical environments, including the learning environment, affect the ongoing development of the student as a person. Universal interventions to promote a healthy university would include an emphasis on developing protective factors for general health and wellbeing, such as sleep, nutrition, physical activity, connectedness and resilience. thedesk is a web-based programme developed to support the mental health and wellbeing of university students. Improving the mental health of law students requires a holistic approach to wellbeing that relies upon broader university policies and procedures.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |