Weaving complementary knowledge systems and mindfulness to educate a literate citizenry for sustainable and healthy lives / edited by Malgorzata Powietrzyńska, SUNY Brooklyn EOC, USA and Kenneth Tobin, the Graduate Center of CUNY, USA.

Weaving Complementary Knowledge System and Mindfulness to Educate a Literate Citizenry for Sustainable and Healthy Lives contains 24 chapters written by 33 authors, from 9 countries. The book, which consists of two sections on mindfulness in education and wellness, is intended for a broad audience o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Powietrzynska, Malgorzata (Editor), Tobin, Kenneth George, 1944- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, [2017]
Series:Bold visions in educational research ; v. 60.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Małgorzata Powietrzyńska and Kenneth Tobin
  • Researching Mindfulness and Wellness / Kenneth Tobin
  • Recalibration of Mindfulness for Education / Heesoon Bai , Michelle Beatch , David Chang and Avraham Cohen
  • The Gift of the Present / Xicoténcatl Martínez Ruiz
  • Awakening Mindfulness in Science Education / Olga Calderón
  • Dynamics of Mindfulness for Purposeful Living / Jambay Lhamo , Karma Gayphel , Sonam Rinchen and Sonam Daker
  • Mindfulness / David Genovese
  • Issues in Engaging Mindfulness in Science Education / Carolina Castano Rodriguez and Deborah Tippins
  • Mindfulness in Teacher Education / Linda Noble and Małgorzata Powietrzyńska
  • In Search of Mindfulness / Ewa Dębska
  • Mindfulness and Neoliberal Education / David Forbes
  • Mindfulness and Place-Based Education in Buddhist-Oriented Schools in Thailand / Rojjana Klechaya and George Glasson
  • Drawing Attention / Cristina A. Trowbridge
  • A Mindful Inquiry into Reductionism in Mathematics Education / Bal Chandra Luitel
  • Mindfulness and Sexual Wellness / Konstantinos Alexakos
  • Of Two Minds / Peter Waldman
  • The Importance of Being Upside-Down / Kiat Hui Khng
  • Jin Shin Jyutsu and Our Hands / Maria Miniello
  • Coming Face to Face with Fears / Pamela A. Proscia
  • Complementary Approaches to Wellness / Jed Schwartz
  • Taking Charge of Our Own Wellness through Complementary Approaches / Małgorzata Powietrzyńska
  • Being and Becoming Mindful / Ferzileta Gjika
  • Complementary Perspectives on the Enigma of Diabetes Mellitus / Kenneth Tobin and Nick Ansar
  • Recovery from Eating Disorders and Child Sexual Abuse / Elisabeth Taylor
  • The Effects of Mindfulness Based Interventions on Physiological Regulation / Liat Zitron and Yu Gao
  • Name Index / Małgorzata Powietrzyńska and Kenneth Tobin
  • Subject Index / Małgorzata Powietrzyńska and Kenneth Tobin.