The Level of Mindfulness among Students of the Arabic Language Department at the Higher School of Teachers - Talib Abdel Rahman – Laghouat. Algeria

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the level of mindfulness among students of the Arabic language department at the Higher School of Teachers in Laghouat (Algeria), and discovering the differences in the mindfulness among students according to demographic and academic variables (gender, age, academic year, academic profile), this research applied on a sample of 80 students of the Arabic language department at the higher school of teachers,  researcher used Mindfulness scale (prepared by Bear et al, 2006, translated and codified into Arabic by Al-Buhairi et al, in 2014). While no significant differences were recorded between the averages of mindfulness due to the variables: gender, age, academic year and academic profile.

Based on the results of the study, a number of suggestions were presented, on top of which is the provision of a university climate and University activities that enhance the level of mindfulness, hence, the need for the teaching staff to encourage students to acquire the components of mindfulness by motivating them to integrate into various activities.