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Timescapes of Flexibility and Insecurity
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Abstract This article draws on the concept of ‘timescape’ (Adam, 1998) to explore the context of distance learners' stories about their reasons for studying. It examines these learners' narratives of being located in a socio-historical time and space in which there is a greater need for flexibility in relati... mehr
This article draws on the concept of ‘timescape’ (Adam, 1998) to explore the context of distance learners' stories about their reasons for studying. It examines these learners' narratives of being located in a socio-historical time and space in which there is a greater need for flexibility in relation to the times and spaces of work and how this is underpinned by a strong sense of insecurity of work. Engaging in continued learning becomes one means of coping with this timescape, by becoming more flexible and remaining employable. In exploring these micro-level narratives, this article highlights both some of the multiple, interlinked layers of time and space, the impact of macro-level discourses of flexibility, insecurity and lifelong learning, and the gendered and other power relations around these. It also reflects on the theoretical and empirical use of the concept of the timescape, arguing that the narrative or biographical approach provides a useful means through which to explore the timescapes of individuals and groups.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Gender
Klassifikation
Bildungs- und Erziehungssoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
distance learning; flexibility and job insecurity; narrative methods; sociology of education; timescapes;
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2007
Seitenangabe
S. 61-82
Zeitschriftentitel
Time & Society, 16 (2007) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X07074102
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)