1st Edition

Supporting Student and Faculty Wellbeing in Graduate Education Teaching, Learning, Policy, and Praxis

224 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Supporting Student and Faculty Wellbeing in Graduate Education recognizes new pressures impacting graduate students and their supervisors, teachers, and mentors globally. The work provides a range of insights and strategies which reflect on wellbeing as an integral part of teaching, learning, policy, and student-mentor relationships. The authors offer a uniquely holistic approach to... Read more

Introduction: Defining "Wellbeing" for Students and Faculty in Graduate Education

Snežana Obradović-Ratković, Mirjana Bajovic, Ayse Pinar Sen, Vera Woloshyn, and Michael Savage

PART I: Conceptualizing Student and Faculty Wellbeing in Graduate Education Globally

1. Graduate Student Mental Health and Wellness: What We Know from Global Perspectives

Jace Pillay

2. Indigenous and Immigrant Voices for Healing and Wellness in Graduate Education

Catherine Longboat, Snežana Obradović-Ratković, Esther Wainaina, and Reshma Rose Tom

3. Promoting Communal Care for Wellbeing in Graduate Education: Community Building, Belonging, and Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vera Woloshyn, Bharati Sethi, and Snežana Obradović-Ratković

PART II: Teaching, Learning, and Policy for Supporting Student and Faculty Wellbeing

4. Building Intercultural Mentorship, Wellbeing, and Wholistic Practice in Graduate Education: Scholarly Reflections on Playbuilding, Storytelling, and the Arts

Kari-Lynn Winters, Snežana Obradović-Ratković, Catherine Longboat, and Spy Dénommé-Welch

5. Using Facilitated Dialogues and Empathetic Listening to Empower Academic and Emotional Wellbeing in Graduate Education: Exploring the Role of Skilled Helpers

Sharon M. Moukperian, Vera Woloshyn, and Vince Capano

6. Roadmaps of Mental Health: An Environmental Scan of Mental Health Policies and Strategies in Ontario Universities

Kenneth Smith and Catherine Hands

Part III: Individual and Relational Strategies for Supporting Student and Faculty Wellbeing

7. A Self-Regulation Framework to Support the Mental Health and Wellbeing of International Female Graduate Students

Claudia Flores, Sonia Mastrangelo, and Meridith Lovell-Johnston

8. Self-care as an Essential Part of Trauma-informed Educational Practice and Policy in Graduate Education

Lisa D. Butler, Katie McClain-Meeder, and Kelly Mercer

9. Learning with and from One Another: Valuing Self-care as a Part of the Higher-Degree Research Student and Supervisor Relationship

Narelle Lemon, Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, and Susanne Garvis

10. A Closer Look at the Experiences of International Graduate Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Connections to Wellbeing

Ayse Pinar Sen, Min Huang, and Nguyen Hoang Giang Le

Conclusion: Leading the Way

Snežana Obradović-Ratković, Mirjana Bajovic, Ayse Pinar Sen, Vera Woloshyn, and Michael Savage 

Biography

Snežana Obradović-Ratković is a research officer and instructor in the Faculty of Education, Brock University, Canada.

Mirjana Bajovic is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, Brock University, Canada.

Ayse Pinar Sen is a Ph.D. candidate, instructor, research assistant, and Mindful Writing Facilitator in the Faculty of Education, Brock University, Canada.

Vera Woloshyn is a professor in the Faculty of Education, Brock University, Canada. She is Director of the Canadian Culture and Education Studies and Leadership in Community-based Education programs. She is also a Registered Psychotherapist (RP).

Michael Savage is an associate professor of education in the Faculty of Education, Brock University, Canada. He is Director of the MEd program and Undergraduate Educational Studies. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist (C. Psych).