Mindfulness in the academy : practices and perspectives from scholars /: practices and perspectives from scholars. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Narelle Lemon, Sharon McDonough, editors.
• Editors: Lemon, Narelle; McDonough, Sharon
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Mindfulness in the Academy: An Examination of Mindfulness Perspectives; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Mindfulness in the Academy; 1.2.1 Mindfulness as an Activist and Ethical Stance; 1.3 Theoretical Framework; 1.3.1 Structure of Chapters; 1.4 Mindfulness in the Academy: A Thematic Analysis; 1.4.1 Integrity, Ethics and Care; 1.4.2 Becoming, Identity and Professional Transitions; 1.4.3 Collegiality, Collaboration and Relationships; 1.4.4 Leadership, Professional Vulnerability and Change 1.4.5 Conscious Decisions, Being Present and Voice1.4.6 Resistance, Self-awareness and Being the Change; 1.5 Conclusion: A Way Forward for Examining Mindfulness in the Academy; References; Integrity, Compassion, and Care; 2 Doormats and Boulders: Uncovering Mindfulness Traits and Wise Discernment During Stressful Experiences in the Academy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Wider Than the Sky; 2.2 Literature: Mindfulness States, Traits and Procedures; 2.3 Performance: Approach Anger as if It were an Infant; 2.4 Setting: Endings; 2.5 Appearance: But What Is This? 2.6 Manner: On Wise Discernment, Doormats and Boulders2.7 Front: Rainbow Posters; 2.8 Front Stage, Back Stage and Off Stage: Mindfulness Practice Backstage; 2.9 Conclusion; References; 3 Emerging into Authentic Academic Life: Anxiety, Masks of Selves, Mindful Observation and Perfectionist Performance; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Literature; 3.3 Performance; 3.4 Setting; 3.5 Appearance; 3.6 Manner; 3.7 Front; 3.8 Front Stage, Back Stage and Off Stage; 3.9 Conclusion; References; Becoming, Identity, and Professional Transitions; 4 Mindful Networks? Navigating and Negotiating Life and Work in Academia 4.1 Introduction4.2 Literature: Introducing the Analytical Dimensions of Social Networks; 4.3 Performance: Joining Twitter for Academic Purposes; 4.4 Setting: Let the Informal Professional Learning Begin; 4.5 Appearance: Enacting Online and Offline Identities; 4.6 Manner: From Online Connections to Offline Connections and Back Again; 4.7 Front: Challenges that Have Arisen; 4.8 Front Stage, Back Stage and Off Stage: Attempting Work/Life Balance; 4.9 Conclusion; References; 5 Mindful Practice as Professional Identity Work; 5.1 Introduction: Being Drawn to and Performing on the Stage 5.2 Literature: Professional Experience as Moving Between Back Stage and Front of Stage5.2.1 Pre-service Teachers Drawn to the Stage; 5.2.2 Professional Experience as (a Shifting) Centre Stage for Professional Identity Work; 5.2.3 Receiving the Script at (or After) Curtain Call; 5.2.4 Professional Identity Work (Performance) as Mindful Scholarship; 5.3 Performance: Attempting to Direct My Script (and the Script); 5.4 Setting; 5.5 Appearance; 5.6 Manner; 5.7 Front; 5.8 Conclusion; References; 6 Exploring Mindfulness in Teaching-Learning Scholarship Through a Reflective Conversation
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 158.1/3; Education; Mindfulness (Psychology); College teachers -- Psychology; Education, Higher; Educational psychology; Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness; SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success; Education -- Educational Psychology; Psychology -- Psychotherapy -- General; Education -- Administration -- General; Educational psychology; Psychotherapy; Organization & management of education; Teaching skills & techniques; Education -- Higher; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811321436; 9811321434
• Related ISBNs: 9789811321429; 9811321426
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed August 29, 2018).
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