The Mindful Way From Information to Knowledge, to Wisdom, and to Life: Perspectives on Mindfulness (-Based Cognitive Therapy) for Higher Education.
Mindfulness January 1, 2025 Marc-Henri Deroche, Willem Kuyken, Teruhisa Uwatoko et al. 5 citations
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help higher education address student distractibility and superficial engagement caused by information overload, guiding the journey from information to knowledge and from knowledge to wisdom. Drawing on Buddhist studies, philosophy of education, anthropology, clinical psychology, and psychiatry, the article argues that mindfulness training should move beyond isolated interventions to become the very thread of learning. It reviews evidence on student mental health, listens to students' existential concerns, and uses T. S. Eliot's questions about information, knowledge, wisdom, and Life to frame an epistemic and developmental model. Ultimately, mindfulness is conceived as forming attention and fostering the joy of learning to achieve both academic excellence and human flourishing.