The Case for Offering Psychosocial Support to Staff and Students in Higher Education
Journal
Proceedings of the ESIDRP International Conference: English Studies at the Interface of Disciplines: Research and Practice (ESIDRP) (April 8-9, 2022, Skopje, R. N. Macedonia)
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Karapejovski, B., Oncevska Ager, E., Kitanovska Kimovska, S. Tasevska Hadji Boskova, I. and Maleska K
Abstract
This paper looks at aspects of professional wellbeing addressed by a
project we designed and ran in our roles as members of the Committee for
Enhancing the Quality of Teaching at Blaže Koneski Faculty of Philology (Saints
Cyril and Methodius University, North Macedonia). First, we present findings on
the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the students’ and teachers’
psychological wellbeing to stress the necessity of providing psychosocial support to
both groups. Then, we forge links between professional wellbeing on the one hand,
and educational psychology and educational philosophy on the other hand, in order
to highlight the centrality of wellbeing to performing well in any job, including in
academia. We go on to discuss the project design and the feedback we received
from some of the project participants. We discuss the findings and make
recommendations for the future.
project we designed and ran in our roles as members of the Committee for
Enhancing the Quality of Teaching at Blaže Koneski Faculty of Philology (Saints
Cyril and Methodius University, North Macedonia). First, we present findings on
the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the students’ and teachers’
psychological wellbeing to stress the necessity of providing psychosocial support to
both groups. Then, we forge links between professional wellbeing on the one hand,
and educational psychology and educational philosophy on the other hand, in order
to highlight the centrality of wellbeing to performing well in any job, including in
academia. We go on to discuss the project design and the feedback we received
from some of the project participants. We discuss the findings and make
recommendations for the future.
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