A time for learning: Representations of time and the temporal dimensions of learning through the lifecourse

Citation

Biesta GJJ, Field J & Tedder M (2010) A time for learning: Representations of time and the temporal dimensions of learning through the lifecourse. Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 56 (3), pp. 317-327. http://www.beltz.de/de/nc/paedagogik/zeitschriften/zeitschrift-fuer-paedagogik.html

Abstract
The paper reports on a longitudinal study of adults' learning lives. While the longitudinal design brought a strong temporal dimension into the project, the most significant aspect from the perspective of data-analysis had to do with the different representations of time in the stories we collected. In this paper we focus on three such representations – chronological time, narrative time and generational time – and on their significance for understanding the temporal dimensions of learning through the lifecourse.

Keywords
Lifelong learning; Life history research; Adult education; Temporality; Life course; Learning, Psychology of; Adult learning; Continuing education; Life cycle, Human

Journal
Zeitschrift fur Padagogik: Volume 56, Issue 3