Honors Program Theses
Award Winner
Recipient of the 2020 Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award, Second Prize.
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Year of Award
2020 Award
Award/Availability
Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Sarah Montgomery, Honors Thesis Advisor
Keywords
Yoga--Study and teaching (Early childhood); Mindfulness (Psychology)--Study and teaching (Early childhood);
Abstract
Research on the effects of yoga and mindfulness has demonstrated increased selfregulation and impacts on community in many settings, but specific data regarding the effects of mindfulness practices in the early childhood classroom is limited. The purpose of this thesis study was to take a closer look at yoga and mindfulness in the classroom and the impact it could have on self-regulation and classroom community for young students. Yoga and mindfulness lessons were taught in two kindergarten classrooms and student responses were collected throughout the project. Classroom teachers involved were also interviewed about how mindfulness affected their students and classrooms. Through the lessons and interviews, themes of extensive background knowledge, eager participation, classroom community building, and increased self-regulation emerged.
Year of Submission
2019
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
12-2019
Object Description
1 PDF file (37 pages)
Copyright
©2019 Shaylyn Trenkamp
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Trenkamp, Shaylyn, "Breathe in, breathe out: An exploration of the impacts of yoga on self-regulation and classroom community" (2019). Honors Program Theses. 406.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/406
