Debt, learning and migration in the time of crisis

This paper discusses the issue of learning in adulthood by those who were indebted during the financial crisis of 2008-2009. The field research was conducted in Iceland, where interviews with indebted Icelanders and migrants were conducted, along with a broader ethnographic study. The result of the...

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Main Author: Kowzan, Piotr
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University Electronic Press 2020
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.25656/01:21096
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-210967
https://www.pedocs.de/volltexte/2020/21096/
https://www.pedocs.de/volltexte/2020/21096/pdf/RELA_2020_2_Kowzan_Debt_learning_and_migration.pdf
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Summary:This paper discusses the issue of learning in adulthood by those who were indebted during the financial crisis of 2008-2009. The field research was conducted in Iceland, where interviews with indebted Icelanders and migrants were conducted, along with a broader ethnographic study. The result of the study is a model of learning based on Peter Jarvis' model, but adjusted when it comes to the context of social crisis and the possibility of migration. (DIPF/Orig.)