Continuity and change. Migrants' experiences of adult language education in Sweden.

Autor/inn/en	Ahlgren, Katrin; Rydell, Maria
Titel	Continuity and change. Migrants' experiences of adult language education in Sweden.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 11 (2020) 3, S. 399-414Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
DOI	10.3384/rela.2000-7426.ojs1680
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-210952
Schlagwörter	Interview; Bildungspolitik; Sprachkompetenz; Fremdsprachenkurs; Schwedisch; Erwachsenenbildung; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Migrant; Schweden
Abstract	This article aims to explore continuity and change in adult migrants' experiences of Swedish for immigrants (SFI), a state-subsidised language programme for basic Swedish. The study has a longitudinal and comparative design, drawing on discourse analysis of qualitative interviews conducted with language learners in 2001/2002 and 2015/2016. This period was characterized by important societal shifts, defined by increased migration, growing tension between discourses on rights and obligations of adult migrants living in Sweden, and an intensified marketisation of the Swedish education system derived from neoliberal principles. The study describes how these changes affected SFI as well as the conceivable impact that restructuring the language programme had on the learners. Ultimately, the study highlights tensions between various state initiatives that impacted the language programme and the SFI participants' experiences of being adult language learners. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2021/2