Introduction to the Focus Section: School Leaders and Contemplative Practice
M. J. Schuttloffel
Journal of Catholic Education October 26, 2016 DOI: 10.15365/joce.201082016 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Education |
| Key points | Proposes that contemplative practice can contribute to forming a faith internship community in Catholic schools, where educators guide students and adults in lived faith experiences that shape Catholic identity. Also identifies challenges to contemplative practice. |
Abstract
The Catholic educator has a distinctive evangelizing role within the Catholic school.Contemplative practice, through reflection and witness, has the potential to contribute to creating a faith internship community for students and adults in the school community.This article addresses the distinctive thinking processes contemplative educators use to lead efforts to provide students with lived faith experiences that form their Catholic identity.Contemplative school leaders guide teachers, staff, and parents in their faith formation roles within the faith internship community.The article also presents challenges to contemplative practice and links to the other articles in this focus section.
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 |