The dance of the positives and negatives of life : student wellbeing in the context of #FeesMustFall-related violence

dc.contributor.authorWilson Fadiji, Angelina
dc.contributor.authorLuescher, T.
dc.contributor.authorMorwe, K.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-27T11:19:05Z
dc.date.available2024-03-27T11:19:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.description.abstractViolence has become a regular occurrence in the context of the South African student movement. However, to date there are no studies that investigate student wellbeing in the context of student movement violence. How are violence and wellbeing experienced in the context of the student movement? What resources do students draw upon to protect or restore their wellbeing during and in the aftermath of violence? This article discusses students' experiences of violence and wellbeing and particularly the resources that fostered their psychological wellbeing during and after experiences of violence related to the #FeesMustFall protests of 2015/16. The study used a photovoice methodology and worked with groups of former student activists from four universities in South Africa. Student psychological functioning in the midst of adverse circumstances is demonstrated in their ability to make meaning of their experiences by inventing knowledge spaces; creating spaces of inner harmony; having a sense of purpose; and protecting symbolic spaces of hope. It is also shown in their courage to challenge spaces of oppression. This study suggests that the co-production of social space for functioning occurs through an important psychological process of meaning-making that provides direction for student movement activities. Given our findings, it is recommended for student affairs and counselling services to m,./=-09864 facilitate the co-creation of spaces of knowledge and spaces of safety, spaces where students can experience being wanted and connected, and spaces where they can make sense of their experiences in the unfamiliar and potentially alienating higher education space.en_US
dc.description.departmentEducational Psychologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-03:Good heatlh and well-beingen_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-04:Quality Educationen_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe/indexen_US
dc.identifier.citationFAdiji, A.W., Luescher, T., Morwe, K. 2023, 'The dance of the positives and negatives of life : student wellbeing in the context of #FeesMustFall-related violence', South African Journal of Higher Education, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 1-25. https://dx.DOI.org/10.20853/37-2-5034.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1011-3487 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1753-5913 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.20853/37-2-5034
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/95386
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStellenbosch Universityen_US
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.en_US
dc.subject#FeesMustFallen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectProtesten_US
dc.subjectSocial spaceen_US
dc.subjectSpaceen_US
dc.subjectStudent activismen_US
dc.subjectStudent experienceen_US
dc.subjectStudent movementen_US
dc.subjectViolenceen_US
dc.subjectWellbeingen_US
dc.subjectSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_US
dc.subjectSDG-04: Quality educationen_US
dc.titleThe dance of the positives and negatives of life : student wellbeing in the context of #FeesMustFall-related violenceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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