Student Wellbeing Through Teacher Wellbeing : A Study with Law Teachers in the UK and Australia

• Published in: Student success Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 76 - 83
• Main Authors: James, Colin, Strevens, Caroline, Field, Rachael, Wilson, Clare
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brisbane Queensland University of Technology Publications 15.08.2019; Queensland University of Technology; University of Southern Queensland
• Subjects: Academic staff; Attorneys; Comparative Analysis; Education; Health aspects; Higher education; Law school faculty; Law schools; Law Students; law teacher; Lawyers; Legal education; Legal Education (Professions); Neoliberalism; psychological distress; Stress (Psychology); Student welfare; student wellbeing; Surveys; Teacher stress; Teacher welfare; Teachers; University students; Well being; wellbeing; Australia; United Kingdom; United Kingdom > UK

Research confirms law students and lawyers in the US, Australia and more recently in the UK are prone to symptoms related to stress and anxiety disproportionately to other professions. In response, the legal profession and legal academy in Australia and the UK have created Wellness Networks to encou...