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Exploring Mindfulness in Teaching–Learning Scholarship Through a Reflective Conversation

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We are three scholars in early childhood studies, child and youth care , and nursing in an urban university in Canada. In this chapter, we offer a conversation about our experiences as we explore the significance of conscious mindful practices within the context of our respective teaching–learning roles within academia . Drawing on a performative framework, this chapter offers a conversation shaped by reflections on our current collaborations in leading workshops on personal–professional well-being of our peers. Significant to the conversation is how, as actors in the classroom and research, we also engage with our students in mindful and creative performance to encourage self-care and well-being. Our reflective dialogue thus serves to inform not only our teaching–learning, but also our research undertakings.

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  1. School of Early Childhood Studies, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    Marni J. Binder

  2. School of Child and Youth Care, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    Jennifer Martin

  3. Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    Jasna K. Schwind

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    Narelle Lemon

  2. Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

    Sharon McDonough

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Binder, M.J., Martin, J., Schwind, J.K. (2018). Exploring Mindfulness in Teaching–Learning Scholarship Through a Reflective Conversation. In: Lemon, N., McDonough, S. (eds) Mindfulness in the Academy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2143-6_6

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