Date of Award
8-2022
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Amy Adams
Department/School
Education
Abstract
Teachers experience high levels of stress due to the demands of their profession. The purpose of this study is to determine how engaging in ten minutes of mindfulness each day can affect teacher stress and student behavior in a. The researcher-participant was a female teacher in a private, suburban school. Five days a week for six week, the participant engaged in at least ten minutes of mindfulness per day, recording her stress levels before and after the intervention each day and weekly through different means of data collection. The study used pre-, mid-, and post-intervention questionnaires, daily journals, weekly questionnaires, and behavior frequency tracking charts to track stress levels and student behavior. The intervention findings show an overall decrease in teacher stress resulting from student misbehavior and a decrease in the frequency of three common student misbehaviors. Future research should consider tracking common student misbehaviors during morning and afternoon instruction to notice how the time of day also affects student behavior.
Recommended Citation
Wegrzyn, Michelle. (2022). The Impact of Mindfulness Activities on Teacher Stress and Student Behavior in a Second Grade Classroom. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/479