Building Resilience through Self-care: Art and Aesthetic Wellness

Conference: The Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy (ACERP2022)
Title: Building Resilience through Self-care: Art and Aesthetic Wellness
Stream: Philosophy - Philosophy and the Arts
Presentation Type: Virtual Presentation
Authors:
Amy Wai Sum Lee, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong

Abstract:

Into the second year of the pandemic, most educational institutes have made adjustments in order to continue the delivery of courses and programmes. Some regions have resumed a kind of normality and returned to face-to-face interaction for regular classes, and some regions may have adopted a hybrid mode to facilitate better reach to students. No matter what the actual implemented mechanism is, educators over the world have come to realise that rethinking “education” is necessary, in terms of the mode of delivery, as well as the value and kind of education we are offering to students. Besides reflecting on the mode and nature of education, another consensus among educators is the need to enhance students’ resilience, both in formal education and informal curriculum. This presentation is a proposal on building resilience of university students through co-curricular activities, focusing on self-care. Young people in higher education sector is going through the threshold of adulthood, and this period is already full of challenges about personal identity and value. The pandemic is only a reminder to us of the importance of this core component for university students in their education. The proposal here is to use art as an indirect and informal learning experience to guide students to better self-care.



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