Educating For Tolerance And Compassion: Is There A Place For Meditation In A College Classroom?
Lana Zinger
College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal April 1, 2008 DOI: 10.19030/ctms.v4i4.5543 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Reflective essay Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that contemplative practices in a college classroom can cultivate a more just, compassionate, and reflective classroom, based on the author's personal teaching experiences. |
Abstract
Could contemplative practices change the way we think and act so that we move toward a more just, compassionate, and reflective classroom? The author’s personal experiences and preparation for the practice, the content, the impact of the practice on students, and reflections on contemplative practice as a movement in education are offered as an example of the potential for contemplative education in a college classroom.
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 |
Citations in the library
Cites 3
- Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation Psychosomatic Medicine July 1, 2003
- Four-Year Follow-Up of a Meditation-Based Program for the Self-Regulation of Chronic Pain Clinical Journal of Pain 1986
- Integrating Mindfulness Meditation and Somatic Awareness into a Public Educational Setting Journal of Humanistic Psychology October 1, 2004