Using Arts-Based Methods and Reflection to Support Postgraduate International Students' Wellbeing and Employability through Challenging Times
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Article Title | Using Arts-Based Methods and Reflection to Support Postgraduate International Students' Wellbeing and Employability through Challenging Times |
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ERA Journal ID | 213306 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Watson, M. (Author) and Barton, Georgina (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of International Students |
Journal Citation | 10 (S2), pp. 101-118 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Open Journals in Education |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 2162-3104 |
2166-3750 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v10iS2.2849 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/2849 |
Abstract | International students face many challenges when studying and living outside their home countries. These challenges are magnified when unexpected events occur such as COVID-19. Due to border closures, travel restrictions, quarantining and even job losses international students have particularly faced hardship in the first six months of the 2020 academic year in Australia. This paper reports on an arts-based research study that aimed to support international students to reflect on their studies and personal working lives during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The authors implemented a reflective process involving mindfulness and body mapping to support international students in expressing their experiences and feelings during this time. Results show that the international students gained a deeper understanding of what they experienced personally and how these experiences were both different and similar to their peers. The process enabled students to acknowledge and accept challenges faced as well as provided a safe avenue to do so. They reported the powerful nature of the arts-based methods in helping them think positively about their studies and future working lives. |
Keywords | international students, reflection, wellbeing, challenges, future, employment |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
Open access url | https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jis/article/view/2849 |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
School of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5z6v/using-arts-based-methods-and-reflection-to-support-postgraduate-international-students-wellbeing-and-employability-through-challenging-times
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