Hidden careers: older artists and Lifelong Learning. "Before, Beside and After (Beyond) the Biographical Narrative" Annual Conference of the Life History and Biographical Research Network, Magdeburg, Germany, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität, from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th March 2014.

Oudere Kunstenaars en een leven lang leren. ​Verborgen carrières: oudere kunstenaars en een leven lang leren. Een narratief-biografisch onderzoek naar levenslang en levensbreed leren binnen de gevorderde beroepspraktijk van beeldende kunstenaars. PhD-research Leo Delfgaauw. Promotoren: prof. dr. Barend …

Deze workshop geeft inzicht in het doen van biografisch onderzoek. Biografisch leren wordt allereerst beschouwd in samenhang met hoe dit van belang is voor educatie. Aan de hand van een onderzoek naar het biografisch leren van musici (Smilde 2009 en 2009a) wordt het biografisch onderzoek uitgelegd en …

From artist to art teacher. The paper is based on a pilot study connected to my PhD research which is a case study focusing on how Artist becomes Artist/Teacher. The participants are students in a two years teacher-training program for Artists held by the Icelandic Academy of The Arts. The research …

This study focuses on the uses and functions of music in the life of individuals in the province of Groningen at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The study is an ethnomusicological study representing the sub-discipline of ethnomusicology-at-home. It uses Andreas Reckwitz’ formulation of practice …

This book is about narrative methods and narrative research. The word narrativity derives from the Latin word narrare, which means ‘to tell’. Narratives are present everywhere. They come in the form of fairy tales, drama, drawings, art, history, biography, myths and legends. Narratives can be found at …

This article describes musicians' lifelong and lifewide learning as it was investigated through biographical research. Key developments in the professional lives of 32 musicians were examined, focusing on critical incidents and educational interventions in their life, educational and career span. The …

This article discusses how professional identity, conceptualised as 'stories professionals tell about themselves at a specific moment in a specific context', can be portrayed to address its complexity as a dynamic, constructed, cognitive-emotional, multi-voiced, and dialogical concept. In order to construct …

Students' educational careers in Higher Education: a search into key factors regarding study outcome One of the political goals of the EU is to develop 'the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010'. The Dutch knowledge economy faces an increased demand for highly-educated inhabitants, …