Positive Organisational Arts-Based Youth Scholarship: Redressing Discourse on Danger, Disquiet, and Distress during COVID-19

Ann Dadich, Katherine M. Boydell, Stephanie Habak and Chloe Watfern
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Ann Dadich: School of Business, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Katherine M. Boydell: Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
Stephanie Habak: Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
Chloe Watfern: Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-13

Abstract: This methodological article argues for the potential of positive organisational arts-based youth scholarship as a methodology to understand and promote positive experiences among young people. With reference to COVID-19, exemplars sourced from social media platforms and relevant organisations demonstrate the remarkable creative brilliance of young people. During these difficult times, young people used song, dance, storytelling, and art to express themselves, (re)connect with others, champion social change, and promote health and wellbeing. This article demonstrates the power of positive organisational arts-based youth scholarship to understand how young people use art to redress negativity via a positive lens of agency, peace, collectedness, and calm.

Keywords: positive organisational scholarship in healthcare; arts-based research; young people; mental health; resilience; pandemics; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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