Alon Coret, Andrew Perrella, Glenn Regehr, Laura Farrell
Practicing Confidence: An Autoethnographic Exploration of the First Years as Physicians
Teaching and learning in medicine
study reports preliminary efficacy innovative schoolbased technologyenhanced socialemotional learning program called mindfulnessbased collaborative social reasoning mbcsr middle school students mbcsr developed interdisciplinary team educational psychologists mindfulness researchers computer scientists health experts integrated strengths contemplative approaches collaborative small group discussions learning technology multidimensional assessments students socialemotional outcomes using quasiexperimental design study implemented four sixthgrade english language arts classrooms 2 experimental 2 businessasusual control n 74 public middle school midwest united states coimplemented researchers teachers sessions occurring 45 minutes per week 8 weeks mbcsr group showed greater selfefficacy using upayoga mindful breathing regulate emotions behaviors p2 etap2 13 lower externalizing p2 etap2 07 bullying behaviors p2 etap2 09 posttest compared control group controlling baseline differences students experimental group overall showed positive relaxed emotional physiological states sessions significant differences two groups mindfulness emotional regulation social skills program sets example integrating socialemotional learning academic learning students daily content instruction