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THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION TECHNIQUE AND POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Paul Kember

British Journal of Educational Psychology June 1, 1985 DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1985.tb02621.x (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Randomized controlled trial Peer reviewed
Sample size 20
Population First-year MSc students at Cranfield Institute of Technology
Intervention Transcendental Meditation
Duration 6 months
Topics Meditation
Key findings The text reports some evidence that six months of Transcendental Meditation practice improved postgraduate academic performance relative to a control group, though the finding is presented as tentative rather than conclusive.

Abstract

S ummary . Twenty students taking the first year of an MSc course at Cranfield Institute of Technology were randomly allocated to a Transcendental Meditation or control group. There was some evidence that six months' practice of Transcendental Meditation produced an improvement in postgraduate academic performance.

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