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Verfasser
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Kade, Jochen; Nolda, Sigrid
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Titel
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Lernen im Kontext von Biografie und Lebenslauf
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Jahr
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2015
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In
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Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung 2015(1): Lernen im Kontext von Biografie und Lebenslauf
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Seite
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3 - 5
- Zitierlink
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http://www.die-bonn.de/id/31370
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- Abstract
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The following article focuses the mostly neglected relation between identity and learning by reconstructing foreign learning efforts by adults. In spite of educational policy's proclamation of (continuous) lifelong learning real learning processes are characterized by various discontinuities. Adults deal with these discontinuities by perceiving, describing and structuring them dependent on their self-images as learners. Interpretations of interviews with adult language learners supply evidence for three strategic forms of identity: the identity as a 'heroic' learner, fighting against various obstacles; the identity as a 'natural' learner, whose learning goes without saying; and the identity as a 'potential' learner, who presents himself as always willing to learn. The different identities, which might change during the life course, maintain continuity even when learning activities turn out to be discontinuous or even when there is hardly any learning at all.
