Virtual worlds as restorative environments
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Virtual worlds as restorative environments |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
Book Title | Authentic virtual world education: facilitating cultural engagement and creativity |
Authors | Jones, Janice K. (Author), Farley, Helen (Author) and Murphy, Angela (Author) |
Editors | Gregory, Sue and Wood, Denise |
Page Range | 45-59 |
Chapter Number | 4 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
ISBN | 9789811063817 |
9789811063824 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6382-4_4 |
Abstract | The overpopulation of our planet creates pressures, not only upon natural and human-created environments, but also upon human well-being. Responding to the Australian government’s focus upon education as a means for improved health, well-being and economic competitiveness, schools and universities strive to embed environmental sustainability and creativity in a crowded curriculum. The use of virtual worlds as restorative environments may help to realise this vision, which is shared by other nations with technologically rich, but time-poor and urbanised societies. This chapter draws upon the final stage of a three-stage study into pre-service teachers’ perceptions of personal well-being, sense of belonging, social connectedness and personal creativity and engagement. It considers how these senses were impacted by participants’ immersive experiences in a natural-seeming virtual world environment in Second Life and in their comparative experience in a formal garden setting. Findings suggest that Second |
Keywords | restorative environments, wellbeing, teacher education, creativity, The Arts, second life, natural environments, globalisation, immersion, virtual worlds |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
Digital Life Lab | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3yvw/virtual-worlds-as-restorative-environments
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