Adult Learning at the Nexus of Life Course, Work and Transitions
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The Symposium
This symposium brings together international established and emerging researchers to discuss adult learning outside educational institutions. Of particular interest are the nexus and interrelations of life course, work, and transitions. We want to better understand adult learning by focusing on the influence of the life course – including life course transitions and biographical experience – and the demands, changing nature and evolving role of work in people’s lives. To this end, the discussions will feature theoretical contributions and empirical findings on the relationship between the social and individual in adult learning processes.
Program
Wednesday
1:00 p.m.Symposium Opening
1:45 p.m.Re-Situating Learning: Historical/Political Dis/Unities of Practice
With Jean Lave.
3:15 p.m. Learning in Transitions: Theoretical and Empirical Remarks from a Biography Research Perspective
With Bettina Dausien.
4:45 p.m. The Role of Work: Understanding Learning Experiences in Higher Education Beyond the Institution
With Flora Petrik.
Thursday
9:00 a.m. Ontogeny and Worklife: Educative Experiences, Personal Curriculum and Epistemologies
With Stephen Billett.
10:15 a.m. On the Importance of Transitions in Iterative Educational Processes: Transitions between Education and Employment in the Context of Vocationality and Professionalism
With Katrin Kraus
11:30 p.m. Navigating Complexity and Thriving in Liminal Spaces Through Learning-Based Work
With Victoria Marsick, Rachel Fichter and Karen Watkins.
2:00 p.m. Breakdowns, Fragility and Material Ecology of Social Practices During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
With Silvia Gherardi.
3:15 a.m. Time to Combine Work and Sustainability: Learning to Accommodate Rhythms
With Elisa Thevenot.
4:30 p.m. Constructions of Space-times of Adult Education
With Beatrix Niemeyer-Jensen.
Friday
9:00 a.m. Challenges of Digitalization of Work – An Educational Perspective
With Christian Harteis.
10:15 a.m. Re-considering the Role of Labour Process and Occupation in Studies of Life Course, Work and Transitions: Contributions of Mind, Culture and Occupation Approach
With Peter Sawchuk.
11:30 a.m. A Psycho-societal Approach to Adult Learning and Work Life Histories
With Henning Salling Olesen.
12:45 p.m. Discussion: Perspectives on Adult Learning at the Nexus of Life Course, Work and Transitions
With Michael Bernhard and Christiane Hof.
Where and when?
The Symposium will be held on Sep 27-29, 2023 at Gisèle-Freund-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main.
Hosts
This symposium is organized and hosted by Christiane Hof and Michael Bernhard of the Department of Adult and Further Education at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
E-mail: symposium@adult-learning.de
Registration
Please note that capacity is limited to approximately 50 attendees to facilitate engaged discussion and to avoid running parallel sessions. Registration is not complete until availability has been confirmed and the meal fee paid.
There is a fee of 90.00 Euro to help cover the cost of catering. For attendees working less than full time, a reduced rate of 45.00 Euro applies.
Foto: Marco Rothbrust