Comparing the Effect of Mindfulness-Based Training and Clinical Supervision on EFL Teachers’ Resilience

Jalal Naziri ¹ ( )
Behdokht Mall-Amiri ² ( )
Hamid Marashi ³ ( )

Submited date : 2025-06-30 Accepted date : 2025-09-16

Keywords: clinical supervision, mindfulness-based training, professional development, teacher education, teacher resilience,

Abstract :

Teacher resilience is considered a pivotal teacher-related variable in all educational contexts and resilient teachers may positively influence students’ learning outcomes. At the same time, mindfulness-based training (MBT) and clinical supervision (CS) are two rather innovative approaches in education, the promising results of which have been reported in the English as a foreign language (EFL) literature. Accordingly, the current study sought to explore the differential impacts of MBT and CS on Iranian EFL teachers’ resilience. The participants, selected non-randomly through convenience sampling, comprised 64 teachers teaching at a private language school in Tehran. They were divided into two equal experimental groups each consisting of 32 participants. Prior to the treatment, the two groups responded to the Teacher Resilience Scale (TRS) as the pretest. Next, one of the experimental groups underwent CS while the second group was exposed to MBT. After the treatment, both groups responded to the TRS again as the posttest. The results of the one-way ANCOVA indicated that CS was significantly more effective in enhancing EFL teachers’ resilience compared to MBT. Based on the results, teacher educators and supervisors are encouraged to raise teachers’ awareness concerning the benefits of CS and implement CS if they intend to enhance EFL teachers’ resilience.

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