Improving Teacher Awareness and Well-Being Through CARE: a Qualitative Analysis of the Underlying Mechanisms

Mindfulness

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 130-142

  Schussler, Deborah L ^a   Jennings, Patricia A ^b   Sharp, Jennifer E ^c   Frank, Jennifer L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Mindfulness; Professional development; Teacher efficacy; Teacher health; Teacher stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955465923     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-015-0422-7     Document Type: Article

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