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Learning from Childhood to Mature Adulthood: What makes people want to learn to learn and keep on learning?

På svenska

Author

  • Mina O'Dowd

Summary, in English

This article describes 35 individuals who have expressed an interest in taking university courses after retirement. Longitudinal data and individuals' own accounts are presented, in an effort to clarify the role that symbolic resources play in individuals' lives, for their capacity to construct their own identity, to function as social actors, and "to learn to learn". It is argued that their lives provide grounds to consider a re-conceptualisation of adult learning.

Department/s

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

321-338

Publication/Series

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Volume

35

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Educational Sciences

Keywords

  • Sweden
  • symbolic resources
  • Identity
  • reflexivity
  • Mature adulthood

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0305-7925