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Education as change : Liberation from mental illness and self-stigma in favour of empowerment
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- Hedegaard, Joel, 1979- (author)
- Jönköping University,HLK, Livslångt lärande/Encell,Jönköping University, HLK, Livslångt lärande/Encell
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- Hugo, Martin (author)
- Högskolan i Borås,Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT,Jönköping University, HLK, Livslångt lärande/Encell,HLK, Livslångt lärande/Encell
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- Adult Learning Australia (ALA), 2022
- 2022
- English.
- In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning. - : Adult Learning Australia (ALA). - 1443-1394. ; 62:1, s. 97-123
- Journal article (peer-reviewed)
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- The purpose of this article is to describe how education can serve as a changing and liberating process for adults with long-term mental illness. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 participants in Life-knowledge and Creative courses at a Swedish Folk High School. Five themes emerged in the interviews: (i) A meaningful social context – to undergo change with others; (ii) Self-awareness via non-violent communication – to change one’s self-image; (iii) Creating as rehabilitation – change through aesthetic learning processes; (iv) To function better in everyday life – to receive confirmation of change; (v) Opportunity horizons – to change hope for the future. The conclusion is that the Folk High School environment and the educational courses can contribute to an increased sense of well-being in the present. The liberating process primarily impacts the participants’ self-stigma positively as long as this takes place in environments where the participants have experience of not being exposed to social stigma, either at home or at the Folk High School. The participants do not entertain future life plans that extend beyond the context of Folk High School, but when examined in the light of their situation before they enrolled at Folk High School, the liberating process is still noticeable.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Lärande (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences -- Learning (hsv//eng)
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- empowerment
- Folk High School
- liberating education
- mental illness
- self-stigma
- Lärarutbildning och pedagogisk yrkesverksamhet
- Teacher Education and Education Work
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