ERIC Number: EJ1253506
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-1913-5688
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Doctoral Peer Writing Groups as a Means of Promoting Well-Being
Doody, Sara; McDonnell, Maggie; Reid, Erin; Marshall, Sarah C.
LEARNing Landscapes, v10 n2 p145-157 Spr 2017
This collaborative autoethnography explores how a doctoral peer writing group (PWG) has become an important means of fostering well-being among the authors, who are four doctoral scholars. Focusing on how writing in doctoral education can act as a barrier to well-being, defined as feeling part of a "community," feeling "balanced," and feeling "motivated" by forward momentum, each author shares her particular experiences with writing and how the PWG has contributed to her well-being. Based on the authors' narratives, the article also suggests how PWGs may be useful in promoting well-being across several levels of education.
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Well Being, Sense of Community, Motivation, Mental Health, Stress Variables, Writing Processes, Feedback (Response), Group Experience, Cooperation, Scholarship, Peer Groups, Social Support Groups, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada (Montreal)
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