Wellbeing and arts education: opportunities for increasing advocacy
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Article Title | Wellbeing and arts education: opportunities for increasing advocacy |
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ERA Journal ID | 9873 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McDonald, Janet Alison (Author), Aprill, Arnold (Author), Mills, Deborah (Author) and Kerby, Martin (Editor) |
Journal Title | Australian Art Education |
Journal Citation | 38 (1), pp. 93-107 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Australian Art Education |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
ISSN | 1032-1942 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.arteducation.org.au/images/stories/files/journal-files/v38n1/AEA_38_1_2017_-_Contributor_biographies_and_editorial.pdf |
Abstract | The importance of wellbeing for social and community health is often predicated on a ‘medical model’. This paper explores existing research which proposes a return to Aristotle’s eudaimonic understanding of wellbeing. An Eudaimonic approach values pleasure, enjoyment and beauty. However, the absence of wellbeing from policy documents related to arts education is of concern, particularly as the arts have been shown to increase empathy, tolerance and imagination. This paper therefore advocates for the transformational quality of experimentation, evident in the arts, which increases the wellbeing of students in a range of ways including the ability to recognise and explore nuance. |
Keywords | arts, collaboration, community, curriculum, eudaimonia, identity, health, policy, wellbeing |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 369999. Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified |
390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | © Art Education Australia. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Founder of Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE), United States | |
University of Sydney | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q48q8/wellbeing-and-arts-education-opportunities-for-increasing-advocacy
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