Interpreting the Mental Health and Wellbeing Agenda in Adult Community Learning

Autor/in	Lewis, Lydia
Titel	Interpreting the Mental Health and Wellbeing Agenda in Adult Community Learning
Quelle	In: Research Papers in Education, 38 (2023) 5, S.804-827 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lewis, Lydia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-1522
DOI	10.1080/02671522.2023.2222389
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Well Being; Adult Education; Community Centers; Community Programs; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to engage critically with debates surrounding the mental health and wellbeing agenda for adult community learning (ACL), with particular consideration of creative arts provision. It draws on a qualitative research project involving five creative arts ACL groups in the English West Midlands and two mental health participatory arts organisations based in London. Of the ACL groups, one was targeted for mental health recovery, two were targeted for wellbeing, and two were mainstream. Fieldwork involved participant observation, interviews and group discussions with attendees, and interviews with volunteers, ACL and art therapy practitioners, ACL project organisers, and managers working in the organisations taking part in the research and other adult learning settings. The article outlines key critical debates. It then interrogates three related themes, drawing on a range of evidence from the study: (1) the discourse of confidence and self-esteem; (2) interactions between educational and mental health and wellbeing-related goals and outcomes; and (3) the role of creative arts subjects in the mental health and wellbeing agenda for ACL. Implications for policy and practice are set out in conclusion, including consideration of ACL curricula and pedagogical approaches in the area of mental health and wellbeing. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01