Mindful Learning Experiences Through Structured Reflections During a Youth Travel-Abroad Program
Mindfulness is an actively engaged state of mind when an individual is attuned to their surrounding multi-sensory elements. Mindful learning experiences during youth programs may enhance learning and the overall quality of experiences. We developed, executed, and evaluated an end-of-day structured m...
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| author | Gary D. Ellis Andrew Lacanienta William F. Zanolini Darlene Locke Jingxian Jiang |
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| description | Mindfulness is an actively engaged state of mind when an individual is attuned to their surrounding multi-sensory elements. Mindful learning experiences during youth programs may enhance learning and the overall quality of experiences. We developed, executed, and evaluated an end-of-day structured mindfulness experience during a 4-H travel camp. In this paper we summarize the program and its outcomes and share details we believe will assist other youth professionals who may want to build structured mindfulness experiences into their own programs. Through the 4-H Global Travelers program, 20 youth participated in a 7-day travel camp in Argentina. At the end of each day campers gathered to engage in a 20-minute guided reflection of that day’s activities. We projected photographs taken throughout the day to facilitate recall of and reflection on their experiences that day. Campers’ responses to questions about the quality of their experience immediately following each of the mindful reflection sessions showed that sessions were highly absorbing, mindful learning experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5ebafd74b7b4669b9769612a66e83f32024-02-03T02:54:11ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172020-09-0115517218510.5195/jyd.2019.797661Mindful Learning Experiences Through Structured Reflections During a Youth Travel-Abroad ProgramGary D. Ellis0Andrew Lacanienta1William F. Zanolini2Darlene Locke3Jingxian Jiang4Texas A&M University and Texas A&M AgriLife ResearchCalifornia Polytechnic State UniversityTexas A&M AgriLife Extension ServiceTexas A&M AgriLife Extension ServiceTexas A&M UniversityMindfulness is an actively engaged state of mind when an individual is attuned to their surrounding multi-sensory elements. Mindful learning experiences during youth programs may enhance learning and the overall quality of experiences. We developed, executed, and evaluated an end-of-day structured mindfulness experience during a 4-H travel camp. In this paper we summarize the program and its outcomes and share details we believe will assist other youth professionals who may want to build structured mindfulness experiences into their own programs. Through the 4-H Global Travelers program, 20 youth participated in a 7-day travel camp in Argentina. At the end of each day campers gathered to engage in a 20-minute guided reflection of that day’s activities. We projected photographs taken throughout the day to facilitate recall of and reflection on their experiences that day. Campers’ responses to questions about the quality of their experience immediately following each of the mindful reflection sessions showed that sessions were highly absorbing, mindful learning experiences.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/797absorptionexperience designmindfulnessstructured experiences |
| spellingShingle | Gary D. Ellis Andrew Lacanienta William F. Zanolini Darlene Locke Jingxian Jiang Mindful Learning Experiences Through Structured Reflections During a Youth Travel-Abroad Program Journal of Youth Development absorption experience design mindfulness structured experiences |
| title | Mindful Learning Experiences Through Structured Reflections During a Youth Travel-Abroad Program |
| title_full | Mindful Learning Experiences Through Structured Reflections During a Youth Travel-Abroad Program |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Mindful Learning Experiences Through Structured Reflections During a Youth Travel-Abroad Program |
| title_short | Mindful Learning Experiences Through Structured Reflections During a Youth Travel-Abroad Program |
| title_sort | mindful learning experiences through structured reflections during a youth travel abroad program |
| topic | absorption experience design mindfulness structured experiences |
| url | http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/797 |
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