Work Transitions as Biographical Learning Exploring the Dynamics of Job Loss
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2012 In recent years, researchers have pointed out that individuals understand their lives to a great extent through narratives and narration. In the fi eld of adult education this idea has been taken up in the concept of biographical learning, suggesting the crucial role of autobiographical refl ection and autobiographical storytelling in adults’ learning. This thesis discusses the concept of biographical learning in relation to a research project on job loss in mid-life, as it is experienced and handled by white-collar workers in a Swedish context.
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