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Toward the Integration of Meditation into Higher Education: A Review of Research Evidence

Toward the Integration of Meditation into Higher Education: A Review of Research Evidence
Teachers College Record
Format: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2011
Pages: 493-528
Sources ID: 22401
Visibility: Private
Abstract: (Show)

In the present review of recent empirical research, the authors point to ways by which meditation may complement the traditional goals of the academy by helping to develop traditionally valued academic skills as well as help to build important emotional and interpersonal capacities that foster psychological well-being and the development of the whole person.

Subjects: 
Education and Contemplation
Contemplation by Applied Subject
Higher Education and Contemplation