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A More Mindful Approach to Researching a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a Junior School

Bibliographic Data

ID2411028
AuthorsAndrea Crawford (0000-0002-7722-1632), Edward Sellman (0000-0001-9124-5502), Stephen Joseph (0000-0001-7171-3356)
Year2021
Volume20
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/16094069211014771
OpenAlexW3176511400
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited48

Mindfulness, often defined as present-moment awareness, has in recent years become a topic of multidisciplinary interest. This article addresses methodological issues for researching mindfulness and education. It is argued that there are advantages to coherence between ontological and epistemological positions when designing research studies. The limitations of positivistic methods for researching mindfulness are discussed. We then advocate the qualitative method of journaling as a more holistic means of providing in-depth access to the unique and often underexplored inner life of those experiencing a mindfulness intervention. Drawing upon pupils and teachers' views at a junior school receiving low-intensity mindfulness training, we show how journaling illuminates both its impact upon individuals alongside implementational issues for the school, in a manner more consistent with mindfulness' emphasis on such terms as 'awareness' and 'being

Attunement · Consistency (knowledge bases · Intervention (counseling · Journaling file system · Mindfulness · Pedagogy · Psychotherapist · Child Therapy and Development · Computer Science · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology

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Unique citing works5
Citations per year2,5
Citation span2024 - 2025 (2)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5
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