A gendered therapeutic learning landscape: Responding creatively to a pandemic.
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| Title: | A gendered therapeutic learning landscape: Responding creatively to a pandemic. |
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| Authors: | Foley, Annette1,2 A.Foley@federation.edu.au, Weadon, Helen3,4 H.Weadon@Federation.edu.au, McDonough, Sharon5 S.McDonough@Federation.edu.au, Taylor, Rachel6 R.Taylor@Federation.edu.au |
| Source: | Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Apr2022, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p8-30. 23p. |
| Subject Terms: | *COVID-19 pandemic, Groupoids, Pandemics, Thematic analysis, Mental illness |
| Abstract: | Crafting has occupied the hands and minds of women over many centuries providing vital connections with cultural skills and with community. While the COVID-19 pandemic has isolated women in their homes, it has also provided opportunities for women to reconnect to crafting through virtual spaces. This paper draws on a thematic analysis of a focus group interview examining the experiences of regional women participating in a crafting group and identifies the ways in which they used craft to support their wellbeing. Drawing on the concept of therapeutic landscapes, the paper highlights that connection in a virtual craft group supports lifelong learning and wellbeing, brings women together in support through a community of women’s practice and facilitates opportunities for producing meaningful and commemorative quilting projects This finding has implications for a society experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, mental illness and anxiety about the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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