The Collaborative Wellness Framework: A Culturally Responsive Approach to School-based Mindfulness Implementation
Susan J. Davis
Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks October 24, 2026 DOI: 10.1108/978-1-80686-631-120261027 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Proposes the Collaborative Wellness Framework, an eight-construct systems-level model for school and community wellbeing derived from a district-wide case study of a school-based mindfulness program. The framework integrates three existing models and argues that wellbeing should be treated as a community-owned system embedded in existing structures, with leaders navigating entrenched norms and political sensitivities to build trust and reframe wellbeing as a collective responsibility. |
Abstract
The Collaborative Wellness Framework (CWF) offers a systems-level model for advancing wellbeing and resilience in schools and communities, derived from insights drawn from a district-wide case study on the implementation of a school-based mindfulness program. Grounded in cross-sector leadership, the CWF integrates insights from three complementary models: Ishimaru’s (2020) Equitable Collaboration Framework, Epstein’s (2019) Six Types of Involvement, and the Communities That Care (CTC) prevention system (Hawkins et al., 2002). These frameworks inform eight constructs: communication, family engagement, collaboration, adaptive leadership, culture and values, educating, data-based decision-making, and community partnerships. The CWF positions wellbeing as a community-owned system embedded into existing structures, guiding leaders to navigate entrenched norms and political sensitivities while building trust across the community and reframing wellbeing as a collective responsibility.
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 |