"Biographical Learning" reloaded. Theoretical grounding of a challenging appoach
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Abstract. This article discusses an apparently ‘outdated’ concept of thinking about learning within the lifespan. Obviously, the term ‘biographical learning’ has been replaced by the label of ‘lifelong learning’. In a first section, this position is critically examined and the importance of the biography for all learning experiences is emphasised. In a second step of argumentation, it is conceptually specified what the peculiarity of biographical learning actually is. The specifity of this learning concept can only be understood from a biographical perspective through the dimensions of ‘temporality’, ‘contextuality’ and ‘reflexivity’. The concluding third part introduces the concept of ‘biographicity’ and proposes a theoretical understanding of the complex biographical learning idea using the ‘grammar metaphor’ from language theory.
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Alheit, P. (2022). "Biographical Learning" reloaded. Theoretical grounding of a challenging appoach. Adult Education Critical Issues, 2(1), 7–19. https://doi.org/10.12681/aeci.30008
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