The iceman
by Burke, Mack
I am also thinking of trying out the mindfulness methods of the Dutch extreame athlete- W
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Subject: [Project.leer] Re: mindfulness a culturally appropriate practice?
I forgot- also it is very much similar to the movement in the US for those of you who like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Transcendentalism would be the American specific version perhaps of mindfulness in the mid 1800s-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendentalism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Thought
William James is the father of modern psychology:
Psychologist and philosopher William James<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James> labelled New Thought "the religion of healthy-mindedness" in his study on religion and science, The Varieties of Religious Experience<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Varieties_of_Religious_Experience>.[1]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Thought#cite_note-1>[2]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_Thought#cite_note-2>
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Subject: [Project.diverse] mindfulness a culturally appropriate practice?
So here is a cultural question for all of you- Is mindfulness a culturally appropriate/responsive practice? There is some evidence for it as being effective- but that is different question than cultural relevance- It comes from Buddhist practices originally- a bit like Yoga comes from India- but now is integrated in all kinds of different ways in education and psychology (e.g., mindfulness-based positive behavior support?). I am not sure it has much roots in African or Hispanic cultures…and perhaps on the Catholic side there is spiritual exercises that are very similar to mindfulness...and the Greek stoics practiced something similar I believe. Psychology certainly westernizes and decontextualizes it as a practice…
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Ps- the study is actually pretty cool though for those of you into group research.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.20...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga
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mindfulness a culturally appropriate practice?
by Burke, Mack
So here is a cultural question for all of you- Is mindfulness a culturally appropriate/responsive practice? There is some evidence for it as being effective- but that is different question than cultural relevance- It comes from Buddhist practices originally- a bit like Yoga comes from India- but now is integrated in all kinds of different ways in education and psychology (e.g., mindfulness-based positive behavior support?). I am not sure it has much roots in African or Hispanic cultures…and perhaps on the Catholic side there is spiritual exercises that are very similar to mindfulness...and the Greek stoics practiced something similar I believe. Psychology certainly westernizes and decontextualizes it as a practice…
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Ps- the study is actually pretty cool though for those of you into group research.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.20...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga
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Using PBIS to Ensure Racial Equity
by Burke, Mack
Closer to our area…or mine at least- very nice overview of Using PBIS to Ensure Racial Equity- also nice is that he is rebutting some of the strange charges now that we run across sometimes- PBIS only works for white students, PBIS only works for students in the suburbs, PBIS is “white supremacy with a hug”…and of course, Kent is a smart guy- he rebuts it with data! And then refocuses on behavioral strategies to address disproportionality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMArYQTTM4Y
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Department of Educational Psychology
Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education Programs
Behavioral Education & Assessment Research (BEAR Lab)
School of Education, Baylor University
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Re: Bilingual Special Education- 21st century
by Burke, Mack
Also a nice set of interviews with her- there are others- but I don’t see the disability overlap with any of them.
https://www.colorincolorado.org/videos/meet-expert
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Subject: [Project.diverse] Bilingual Special Education- 21st century
This one is actually quite good- they are doing a role out of their new textbook- you can flip over to Dr. Ortiz’s Q&A around minute 30 which is the most interesting piece.
https://www.igi-global.com/book/bilingual-special-education-21st-century/...
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Mack D. Burke, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Psychology
Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education Programs
Behavioral Education & Assessment Research (BEAR Lab)
School of Education, Baylor University
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Re: navigating the academy
by Burke, Mack
And for qualitative- here is the background on Phenomenology- seems like everything eventually leads to Germany/France. Edmund Gustav Albrecht Husserl I know, interesting person…. Heidegger I think was his student and often cited- but lots of drama at that time around the National Socialist takeover of academia and people having to choose sides- and depending on who you talk to- he may or may not be a good guy. Sartre was a French Marxist and helped provide some of the foundations of critical theory, and depending on who you talk to- is a good guy or a bad guy- Merleau-Ponty was also a French Marxist- but I don’t know him as well…MDB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_(philosophy)
The term phenomenology derives from the Greek<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek> φαινόμενον, phainómenon ("that which appears") and λόγος, lógos ("study"). It entered the English language around the turn of the 18th century and first appeared in direct connection to Husserl's philosophy in a 1907 article in The Philosophical Review<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philosophical_Review>.[8]<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenology_(philosophy)#cite_note-8>
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Subject: [Project.diverse] navigating the academy
Nice couple of papers from Dr. Alfred on navigating the academy- I am going to see if we can schedule her as a guest speaker in the Fall. She was in many ways a mentor for us at Texas A&M (although…as Dr. BP and Boon say- “I am the least diverse person out there….”). She is in higher ed admin, adult learning, and qualitative research. With all the caveats and understanding that no group speaks with one voice- most departments now are pretty “feminized” for a lack of a better word. But, you might go to a place that you are the first Hispanic, Black, etc. in a role in that particular or specific department or division or program…especially if you are portable- the demographics of every state and area is a bit different as well- each has their own unique history and settlement patterns…ranging from the Church of Latter Day Saints in Utah to European immigrant pioneers in Oregon, and perhaps have to navigate some culture specific issues.
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Mack D. Burke, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Psychology
Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education Programs
Behavioral Education & Assessment Research (BEAR Lab)
School of Education, Baylor University
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navigating the academy
by Burke, Mack
Nice couple of papers from Dr. Alfred on navigating the academy- I am going to see if we can schedule her as a guest speaker in the Fall. She was in many ways a mentor for us at Texas A&M (although…as Dr. BP and Boon say- “I am the least diverse person out there….”). She is in higher ed admin, adult learning, and qualitative research. With all the caveats and understanding that no group speaks with one voice- most departments now are pretty “feminized” for a lack of a better word. But, you might go to a place that you are the first Hispanic, Black, etc. in a role in that particular or specific department or division or program…especially if you are portable- the demographics of every state and area is a bit different as well- each has their own unique history and settlement patterns…ranging from the Church of Latter Day Saints in Utah to European immigrant pioneers in Oregon, and perhaps have to navigate some culture specific issues.
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Mack D. Burke, Ph.D.
Department of Educational Psychology
Applied Behavior Analysis and Special Education Programs
Behavioral Education & Assessment Research (BEAR Lab)
School of Education, Baylor University
4 months, 2 weeks