Sharing Narratives to Foster Mental Health Literacy in Teacher Candidates
This study explored the nature of teacher candidates’ mental health narratives in the context of completing an elective course in mental health and wellness. How students deconstructed their narratives and the narratives of their peers over time was also explored. Participants included 67 fourth-y...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
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| Online Access: | https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol9/iss2/8 |
| Summary: | This study explored the nature of teacher candidates’ mental health narratives in the context of completing an
elective course in mental health and wellness. How students deconstructed their narratives and the narratives
of their peers over time was also explored. Participants included 67 fourth-year students completing a fiveyear
concurrent teacher education program. Data was collected over two academic years and consisted of
students’ beginning-of-course and end-of-course narratives. The narratives were analyzed using content and
thematic analysis. The findings are discussed in the context of using shared narratives as case study to promote
self-reflection, discussion, problem-solving and mental health literacy within undergraduate courses. |
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| ISSN: | 1918-2902 1918-2902 |