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International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

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Conceptualizing Student Educational Wellbeing in Sri Lankan Context

Jalal Deen Careemdeen, Mohd Mahzan Awang

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v11-i2/12144

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This paper is developed from open-access databases available online in order to have an overview of the concepts regarding students’ educational wellbeing. Databases that have been used to review include Sage Journals, Scopus, Google Scholar, Educational Resource Centre (ERIC), JSTOR-Journal Storage, Emerald, Science Direct, SpringerLink, Taylor and Francis and Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ). Keywords for searching information are student’s well-being, educational wellbeing and student learning. The conceptualization of this study is entirely developed based on sociological theories and secondary data but incorporating current literature reviews collected from different perspectives and sources. Different definitions and interpretations have been developed in conceptualizing student wellbeing by different scholars and organizations based on their different thematic motivations. In this study, student educational wellbeing was conceptualized with five components, namely access to educational resources, enhancing soft skills, social skills, hard skills and skills functioning and capabilities that students need to live a happy and fulfilling life.

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In-Text Citation: (Careemdeen & Awang, 2022)
To Cite this Article: Careemdeen, J. D., & Awang, M. M. (2022). Conceptualizing Student Educational Wellbeing in Sri Lankan Context. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 11(2), 657–665.