Connecting Postgraduate Students and Older Adults in the Community to Support Wellbeing: A Service-Learning Module during COVID-19 and Beyond. A Practice Report

Autor/inn/en	Puntil, Donata; Dias, Gisele; Kralj, Carolina; Deplessis, Cathy; Rylance-Watson, Elizabeth; Ma, Carol; Zunszain, Patricia A.
Titel	Connecting Postgraduate Students and Older Adults in the Community to Support Wellbeing: A Service-Learning Module during COVID-19 and Beyond. A Practice Report
Quelle	In: Student Success, 13 (2022) 3, S.20-28 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Puntil, Donata) ORCID (Dias, Gisele) ORCID (Kralj, Carolina) ORCID (Ma, Carol) ORCID (Zunszain, Patricia A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Older Adults; Well Being; School Community Relationship; COVID-19; Pandemics; Service Learning; Psychological Patterns; Experiential Learning; Reflection; Experience; Intergenerational Programs; Intercultural Programs; School Community Programs; Interpersonal Relationship; United Kingdom (London) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Älterer Erwachsener; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Service-Learning; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Erfahrung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	The aim of this practice report is to discuss the implementation of a service-learning module developed to support the psychological wellbeing of postgraduate students and older adults in the community, with a view to fostering their connection and tackling loneliness in both populations. The module, 'Self-Identity, Intergenerational and Intercultural Learning' (SIIL), was offered to students enrolled in the Mental Health Studies Master of Science at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London. The module included lectures on the scientific underpinnings of wellbeing and ageism positionally within intercultural and intergenerational contexts. Students were introduced to qualitative research with a focus on autoethnography. They engaged with older adults through phone conversations and undertook wellbeing-promoting experiential exercises and self-reflection. The interactions provided students the opportunity to learn at an academic and personal level, while allowing older adults to share their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. These lessons learnt will inform future practice. Future directions for further developments of this methodology in other disciplines are also discussed in this practice report. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Queensland University of Technology. QUT Library, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, OLD 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-07-3138-5345; e-mail: journal@unistars.org; Web site: https://studentsuccessjournal.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01