ERIC Number: EJ1438877
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-0792
EISSN: EISSN-1747-5074
How Can Practitioner Action Research Support the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of On-Campus Mental Health and Addiction Services?
Sarah Pennisi; Anna Lathrop; Kelly A. Pilato
Educational Action Research, v32 n4 p622-640 2024
In every sector, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mental health resources for wellbeing. Although scholars have long recognized the interdependent relationship between academic success and positive mental health, research that can be used to guide mental health service design and delivery in post-secondary institutions is relatively unexplored. Further, the experiences of practitioners, in their day-to-day operations toward understanding and responding to student mental health problems, are an under-recognized source of data that can contribute to more effective planning and implementation. The objective of this project is to use practitioner action research principles to design, implement, and evaluate a mental health and addiction services plan at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. This paper details what occurred in the "plan-act-observe-reflect" cycles as practitioners gathered qualitative data using interviews and the World Café methodology. Results show improvement in student satisfaction ratings with on-campus mental health services. Our experience reveals that practitioner action research is a useful framework for practitioners seeking a systematic process to contribute to both fields of knowledge and fields of practice.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Addictive Behavior, Intervention, School Health Services, Campuses, Action Research, Educational Research, Universities, Stakeholders, Attitudes, School Counseling, Experience, Medical Care Evaluation, Program Design, Program Implementation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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