?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.109007&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Perceptions+of+a+mindfulness+intervention+to+manage+stress+and+support+the+emotional+work+of+teachers+in+alternative+schools&rft.creator=Preston%2C+Kim+E.&rft.subject=mindfulness&rft.subject=alternative+schools&rft.subject=teachers&rft.subject=well-being&rft.subject=stress&rft.subject=emotion+regulation&rft.subject=emotional+exhaustion&rft.subject=professional+development&rft.description=This+thesis+is+based+on+a+case+study+which+explored+the+impact+of+a+six-week+mindfulness+program+designed+with+a+two-fold+purpose%3A+to+support+the+emotional+work+of+alternative+school+teachers%2C+and+to+assist+in+their+management+of+stress.+Overall%2C+the+study+revealed+a+range+of+beneficial+outcomes+emerging+in+association+with+the+mindfulness+intervention%2C+including+a+reduction+in+teachers'+perceived+stress+levels.+Participating+teachers+were+highly+supportive+of+the+use+of+mindfulness+as+a+professional+development+tool+within+the+alternative+school+context.+The+study+also+suggests+implications+for+the+future+use+of+mindfulness+within+this+context.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2017&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F109007%2F1%2FKim_Preston_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.109007&rft.relation=Preston%2C+Kim+E.+(2017)+Perceptions+of+a+mindfulness+intervention+to+manage+stress+and+support+the+emotional+work+of+teachers+in+alternative+schools.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F109007%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education%3B+School+of+Cultural+%26+Professional+Learning