Dispositif Sens de la vie, sens de la formation (SVSF) : accompagner des apprenants adultes dans leur élaboration de sens

Baatouche, Nadia; Maricourt, Paul de; Arnoux-Nicolas, Caroline; Lhotellier, Lin; Bernaud, Jean‐Luc

doi:10.4000/osp.14609

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“…Our Meaning of Life, Meaning of Education (SVSF) program, consisting of five group sessions and three individual interviews (approximately 22 h total), is an innovative approach to supporting meaning and plans through its reflective and pedagogical methodology [a hermeneutic approach, based on exchanges between peers and with the facilitators and on a personal, confidential logbook designed to record one’s thoughts ( Baatouche et al, 2021 )], focusing on existential soul-searching and on the meaning of one’s plans.…”

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Meaning of Education and Wellbeing: Understanding and Preventing the Risk of Loss of Meaning in Students

Baatouche

Maricourt²,

Bernaud³

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The phenomenon of malaise is on the rise at universities, reflecting a deteriorating psychological state that is a combination of anxiety and stress factors. This psychological and emotional upheaval within students is indicative of a fundamental existential issue. In fact, hidden behind the choice of an educational program is the significance given by the student to their life goals. It is this dimension of attributing meaning to one’s education and, more broadly, to one’s life (the existential dimension) that we have sought to explore. We hypothesized that a stable investment in one’s life goals and a sense of psychological wellbeing during one’s studies could be fostered by reflective work done alongside the educational process. Our research took the form of a mixed methodological approach to the attribution of meaning to education, including an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA), and the experimentation of support for the meaning of education. Four dimensions of meaning were found to be observable in varying degrees in all students, each playing a specific role. Moreover, this research has confirmed that the meaning of studies is not to be understood solely in terms of education, but is part of a singular life story. Reflective work, developing meaning, facilitated by others (advisor, teacher, etc.) can help preserve/restore the feeling of wellbeing. It should be noted that, as the work presented in this article predates the pandemic, we will not address the amplifying effects of this health crisis on existential issues, which some recent studies are beginning to highlight.

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“…These various phenomena, which reflect a deterioration in the relationship with learning at the university, are often the beginnings of a complete drop-out of a student who is suffering. They can be studied in terms of meaning ( Baatouche, 2021 ; Baatouche et al, 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 99%