Feeling at Home in Lapland:University Students’ Perceptions About Place Attachment.
In this article, we examine how students perceive Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, as a location and study the properties that enhance students’ place attachment. Many students attending the University of Lapland come from parts of Finland other than the north, or from abroad, and leave Lapland af...
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ftulaplandcdispu:oai:lacris.ulapland.fi:publications/54b36dd6-c045-4366-bde0-7e8d3fd5d2ca 2023-05-15T18:07:38+02:00 Feeling at Home in Lapland:University Students’ Perceptions About Place Attachment. Lantela, Lauri Oskari Lantela, Pilvikki Hammine, Madoka Suopajärvi, Leena Tuulentie, Seija 2017-12-20 https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/54b36dd6-c045-4366-bde0-7e8d3fd5d2ca http://www.lapintutkimusseura.fi/files/LTS_Acta28_verkko.pdf eng eng Lapin tutkimusseura ry info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Lantela , L O , Lantela , P & Hammine , M 2017 , Feeling at Home in Lapland : University Students’ Perceptions About Place Attachment. in L Suopajärvi & S Tuulentie (eds) , Lapin elinvoima . vol. 28 , Lapin tutkimusseura ry , Rovaniemi , Acta Lapponica Fenniae , no. 28 , pp. 40-49 . < http://www.lapintutkimusseura.fi/files/LTS_Acta28_verkko.pdf > /dk/atira/pure/person/fieldofscience2010/5/14/1 Sociology bookPart 2017 ftulaplandcdispu 2023-01-25T23:58:44Z In this article, we examine how students perceive Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, as a location and study the properties that enhance students’ place attachment. Many students attending the University of Lapland come from parts of Finland other than the north, or from abroad, and leave Lapland after completing their studies. The study period represents a brief passage in the overall lifecycle of a student that begins with them arriving at Rovaniemi with different orientations and mindsets. The research aims to investigate the different forms of attachment that students develop for a place. The data were collected by means of empathy-based stories and analysed with the help of a theory-led content analysis. The characteristics that helped the students feel at home were the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the university, friendly nature of the Rovaniemi people, the small but, nevertheless, lively city that that has an international vibe, scenic natural locations, recreational activities, and the possibility to build meaningful social networks. Some of these themes were repeated in the negative accounts, wherein the attachment was hindered by the distance between loved ones, distances between the city, the lack of public transport, and the problems resulting thereof. Book Part Rovaniemi Lapland LaCRIS - University of Lapland Current Research System Rovaniemi ENVELOPE(26.159,26.159,66.392,66.392) |
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In this article, we examine how students perceive Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, as a location and study the properties that enhance students’ place attachment. Many students attending the University of Lapland come from parts of Finland other than the north, or from abroad, and leave Lapland after completing their studies. The study period represents a brief passage in the overall lifecycle of a student that begins with them arriving at Rovaniemi with different orientations and mindsets. The research aims to investigate the different forms of attachment that students develop for a place. The data were collected by means of empathy-based stories and analysed with the help of a theory-led content analysis. The characteristics that helped the students feel at home were the warm and welcoming atmosphere of the university, friendly nature of the Rovaniemi people, the small but, nevertheless, lively city that that has an international vibe, scenic natural locations, recreational activities, and the possibility to build meaningful social networks. Some of these themes were repeated in the negative accounts, wherein the attachment was hindered by the distance between loved ones, distances between the city, the lack of public transport, and the problems resulting thereof. |
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Feeling at Home in Lapland:University Students’ Perceptions About Place Attachment. |
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Lantela , L O , Lantela , P & Hammine , M 2017 , Feeling at Home in Lapland : University Students’ Perceptions About Place Attachment. in L Suopajärvi & S Tuulentie (eds) , Lapin elinvoima . vol. 28 , Lapin tutkimusseura ry , Rovaniemi , Acta Lapponica Fenniae , no. 28 , pp. 40-49 . < http://www.lapintutkimusseura.fi/files/LTS_Acta28_verkko.pdf > |
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