| Title: |
A Gendered Therapeutic Learning Landscape: Responding Creatively to a Pandemic |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Foley, Annette; Weadon, Helen; McDonough, Sharon; Taylor, Rachel |
| Source: |
Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Apr 2022 62(1):8-30. |
| Availability: |
Adult Learning Australia. Office 1, Henderson House, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray VIC 3011, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9689-8623; e-mail: info@ala.asn.au; Web site: http://www.ala.asn.au |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
23 |
| Publication Date: |
2022 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Handicrafts; Females; Therapy; Well Being; COVID-19; Pandemics; Lifelong Learning; Social Support Groups; Communities of Practice; Motivation; Friendship; Computer Mediated Communication |
| ISSN: |
1443-1394 |
| 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. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2022 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1345867 |
| Database: |
ERIC |