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    Ethical considerations for mindfulness in education: prescriptive quick fix or transformational paradigm shift?

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    Date

    2017

    Author

    Miyakawa, Muga

    Degree

    Master of Education

    Discipline

    Education

    Subject

    Mindfulness
    Buddhist roots of mindfulness
    Contemporary mindfulness in the West
    Mindfulness in education
    Maladaptive conditioning and bias
    Mindfulness and social justice

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    Abstract

    While mindfulness practices have demonstrated utility in bolstering human well-being and functioning, they are certainly not beyond reproach. Purser and Loy (2013) have coined the term “McMindfulness” to refer to instrumental and prescriptive forms of mindfulness that attempt to apply scientific reductionism to isolate, quantify, and maximize components of mindfulness associated with specific outcomes, such as stress-reduction and increased attention. In this thesis, I examine mindfulness through the lens of conceptual analysis, Buddhist ontology and epistemology, and social justice. As mindfulness is mainstreamed and appropriated by various entities that attempt to capitalize on its growing popularity, it is crucial to understand what it is and how it may be applied in a holistic manner, particularly in educational contexts. Education is a critically important site from which to enact change; for this reason, it is essential to question and understand what mindfulness is before applying it as a pedagogical prescription. Furthermore, if mindfulness is to continue to be implemented in education, it should be in support of human development and human flourishing in ways that cultivate collective well-being, rather than individualistic well-being.

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