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Autor/inn/en | Foley, Annette; Weadon, Helen; McDonough, Sharon; Taylor, Rachel |
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Titel | A Gendered Therapeutic Learning Landscape: Responding Creatively to a Pandemic |
Quelle | In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 62 (2022) 1, S.8-30 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1443-1394 |
Schlagwörter | Handicrafts; Females; Therapy; Well Being; COVID-19; Pandemics; Lifelong Learning; Social Support Groups; Communities of Practice; Motivation; Friendship; Computer Mediated Communication |
Abstract | Crafting has occupied the hands and minds of women over many centuries providing vital connections with cultural skills and with community. While the COVID-19 pandemic has isolated women in their homes, it has also provided opportunities for women to reconnect to crafting through virtual spaces. This paper draws on a thematic analysis of a focus group interview examining the experiences of regional women participating in a crafting group and identifies the ways in which they used craft to support their wellbeing. Drawing on the concept of therapeutic landscapes, the paper highlights that connection in a virtual craft group supports lifelong learning and wellbeing, brings women together in support through a community of women's practice and facilitates opportunities for producing meaningful and commemorative quilting projects This finding has implications for a society experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, mental illness and anxiety about the future. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |