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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Published in:European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
Main Author: Kowzan, Piotr
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2020
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Online Access:https://rela.ep.liu.se/article/view/1027
https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.ojs1027
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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.