Mindfulness Training and Classroom Behavior Among Lower-Income and Ethnic Minority Elementary School Children

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1242-1246

  Black, David S ^a   Fernando, Randima ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mindful Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Ethnically diverse; Meditation; Mindfulness; School based; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878942866     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9784-4     Document Type: Article

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