Several major theories have been established in research on motivation in education to
describe, explain, and predict the direction, initiation, intensity, and persistence of learning …

Mindfulness—as a state, trait, process, type of meditation, and intervention has proven to be
beneficial across a diverse group of psychological disorders as well as for general stress …

Taking the concept and the practice of reflective teaching forward, this book introduces a
well-structured, flexible framework for use by teachers at all levels of development, from pre …

Developments in technology have made online teacher training applicable to MOOCs, but
the validation of MOOCs presents some challenges, including the high dropout rate and low …

Objectives This paper describes the emergence of the scientific study of mindfulness in
schools; summarizes findings of experimental research on the impacts of school-based …

This article reviews the current state of research on contemplative practices with children
and youth. It reviews contemplative practices used both in treatment settings and in …

We report the results of a quasi-experimental study evaluating the effectiveness of the
Mindfulness Education (ME) program. ME is a theoretically derived, teacher-taught universal …

Schools need reliable evidence about the outcomes of meditation programs before they
consider if and how such programmes can influence learning agendas, curriculum and …

This article offers a historical analysis of the major themes that the language motivation field
has examined in its 60-year history. The discussion starts by briefly reviewing the social …

In the 20th century, childhood and adolescence came to be increasingly regarded as special
periods of development in which children were provided extra support to learn and develop …