Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Education & the Arts
Publisher
Penn State Libraries Open Publishing
School
School of Education
RAS ID
64581
Funders
Healthway tender
Abstract
Background: Mental health concerns prevent positive well-being and are key challenges for Australian children and young people. Arts organisations play a role in enhancing the positive mental health of children and young people. This paper describes the involvement of young people and their parents in the development of a resource for arts organisation’s intentional support of social and emotional well-being. Methods: Six focus groups were conducted with 19 young people who participate in dance, drama, and circus programs, and 17 of their parents. Questions explored how the arts currently, and potentially, support their social and emotional well-being. Results: Three overarching themes: Connecting with Others; Being Myself; and Teaching Methods, plus 14 sub-themes were identified. Conclusion: A framework of well-being factors and pedagogies was developed to guide the creation of a resource to help support the social and emotional well-being of young people participating in arts programs.
DOI
10.26209/ijea24n23
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Comments
Fried, L., Lovering, C., Falconer, S., Francis, J., Johnston, R., Lombardi, K., . . . Blue, L. (2023). Developing a resource for arts educators to enhance the social and emotional well-being of young people. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 24(23), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.26209/ijea24n23