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The Concept of Temporal Agendas in Education

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Summary:Abstract Time and education form a complex relationship that reaches far beyond the trivial fact that education needs time. German discourse in adult and continuing education research rarely focuses systematically on aspects of time. To uncover underlying concepts of time in adult education in policy and practice through the analysis of temporalities, this paper introduces the concept of temporal agendas as an analytical term. Building upon a theory-based reception of temporalities in postmodern society, collective and individual temporal agendas are conceptualised. A methodological approach to the inquiry of temporal agendas is outlined based on a recent research example and highlighting the importance of sectoral temporal orders. Finally, a brief outlook into possible future research on temporal agendas in important educational developments is given.
Main Authors:Schiller,Jan
Subject:postmodernity temporal agenda pre-emption adult and continuing education
Year:2023
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Language:English
Origin:SciELO Portugal
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Summary:Abstract Time and education form a complex relationship that reaches far beyond the trivial fact that education needs time. German discourse in adult and continuing education research rarely focuses systematically on aspects of time. To uncover underlying concepts of time in adult education in policy and practice through the analysis of temporalities, this paper introduces the concept of temporal agendas as an analytical term. Building upon a theory-based reception of temporalities in postmodern society, collective and individual temporal agendas are conceptualised. A methodological approach to the inquiry of temporal agendas is outlined based on a recent research example and highlighting the importance of sectoral temporal orders. Finally, a brief outlook into possible future research on temporal agendas in important educational developments is given.