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Exploring students’ sense of well-being in high school fashion technology classes : a pilot study

Cameron, Brenda

This pilot study examines the relationship between enrollment in a high school Fashion Technology course and students’ subjective well-being. The population sample consisted of high school students in an urban area in New Brunswick, Canada, who successfully completed Fashion Technology and Design 110 in the 2020-21 school year or the first semester of the 2021- 22 school year. Participants were recruited through third-party member. All communication was sent through their school email. The study consisted of an online questionnaire that was adapted from Utah State University’s School of Mental Health Lab’s Student Subjective WellBeing Questionnaire (SSWQ). Following the adapted SSWQ, participants answered questions specific to Fashion Technology and well-being using a 5-point Likert scale. The survey concluded with two open ended questions: (1) Why did you take Fashion Technology and Design 110? (2) What are the well-being benefits of taking Fashion Technology and Design 110? Responses to the adapted SSQW were analysed following the scoring system outlined by Utah State University School of Mental Health lab. Answers to the questionnaire were analysed for common perceptions and themes and compared to reviewed literature. The results of this pilot study appear to validate the wholistic work that is being done in practical arts and point to revisions of the pilot survey prior before a larger study. that could inform general educational stakeholders (students, parents, educators) and decision makers (ministries of education, schools, districts, departments).

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University of British Columbia. EDCP 590

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0437713

Education, Faculty of; Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of

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