Timing transitions. Making sense of life course trajectories in the context of sustainability transitions through the lens of rhythms.

Autor/in	Thevenot, Elisa
Titel	Timing transitions. Making sense of life course trajectories in the context of sustainability transitions through the lens of rhythms.
Quelle	In: European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 17 (2026) 2, S. 229-244Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2000-7426
DOI	10.25656/01:35721 10.3384/rela.2000-7426.6155
URN	urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-357215
Schlagwörter	Übergang; Rhythmik; Biografisches Interview; Erwachsenenbildung
Abstract	Where institutional pathways are unclear, responses to sustainability transitions are largely individualised, marked by subjectivity and complexity, thereby placing the burden of navigating social change on individuals. This article argues that engaging with temporalities - particularly through rhythms and the practice of rhythmanalysis - offers valuable support for making sense of life-course transitions under uncertain and contested social change conditions. Drawing on biographical narratives with adults in professional transition, the paper examines how individuals connect personal life-course transitions to broader sustainability challenges. Using rhythms as a conceptual lens, the analysis and the subsequent discussion explore processes of sense-making, complex thinking, and engagement with wicked temporalities. This approach is advanced as a relevant resource for adult education in the context of rapid socio-ecological change. In doing so, the article contributes to ongoing debates on rethinking learning by expanding how the unfolding of lives can be framed and understood under complex and uncertain conditions. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2026/4