Improving Classroom Learning Environments by Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE): Results of Two Pilot Studies.

Abstract

Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) is a professional development program designed to reduce stress and improve teachers' performance. Two pilot studies examined program feasibility and attractiveness and preliminaryevidenceofefficacy.� Study�1�involvededuca- tors from a high-poverty urban setting (n = 31). Study 2 in- volved student teachers and 10 of their mentors working in a suburban/semi-rural setting (n = 43) (treatment and control groups).�Whileurbaneducatorsshowedsignificantpre-post� improvements in mindfulness and time urgency, the other sampledidnot,�suggestingthatCAREmaybemoreeffica - cious in supporting teachers working in high-risk settings.