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35 Technium Soc. Sci. J. 232 (2022)
Mindfulness Strategies for Metacognitive Skills Training in Special Education: The Role of Virtual Reality

handle is hein.journals/techssj35 and id is 232 raw text is: Technium Social Sciences Journal Vol. 35, 232-262, September, 2022 ISSN: 2668-7798 SOCIAL SCIENCES JOURNAL ~www.techniumscience.com Mindfulness Strategies for Metacognitive Skills Training in Special Education: The Role of Virtual Reality Eleni Mitsea, Athanasios Drigas2, Charalampos Skianis3 1 2Net Media Lab Mind - Brain R&D IIT - N.C.S.R. Demokritos , Athens, Greece, 3Information & Communication Systems Engineering Department, University of the Aegean, Samos, University of the Aegean e.mitsea@gmail.com, dr@iit.demokritos.gr, cskianis@aegean.gr Abstract. The purpose of the current review study is to provide representative evidence regarding the effectiveness of mindfulness training strategies on the development of metacognitive skills for people with special education needs. In addition, we explore the role of virtual reality in the efficacy of mindfulness interventions among people with learning disabilities, neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disabilities, and behavioral disorders. In addition, we present innovative mindfulness training strategies, appropriate for metacognitive skills training in special education. Finally, we seek the features that possibly make virtual reality a fertile ground for the implementation of mindfulness training. The results showed that mindfulness training improves the metacognitive skills needed for the inclusion of people with disabilities. Virtual reality constitutes an effective assistive technology that can facilitate mindfulness training in various contexts, accelerating positive outcomes in mental and physical health, academic performance, and well-being. Keywords. Mindfulness strategies, special education, attentional control, emotional regulation, self-control, self-observation, self-awareness, inhibition control, executive functions, virtual reality, neuro-linguistic programming, positive psychology 1 Jntroduction Learning Disabilities Learning disabilities refer to a set of neurodevelopmental disorders with a biological origin that causes cognitive and behavioral abnormalities (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Learning disorders includes a wide range of disorders including 1) physical disabilities, 2) sensory impairments, 3) moderate /severe cognitive disabilities, 4) autism, 5) learning disabilities, 6) attention deficit, 7) behavioral disorders, 8) Giftedness (Muktamath, Hegde & Chand, 2021; Sisk, 2021). Researchers have already observed cognitive impairments in domains such as attention, perception, and memory (Malekpour et al., 2013). In addition, behavioral problems, mood disorders, and heavy anxiety are characterized as common signs. However, the most important deficits concern metacognition, which is responsible for self-control and most important awareness abilities (Drigas & Mitsea, 2020-2022, Mitsea, Drigas & Skianis, 2022). 232

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