International lives and Finnish rhythms

Mobile professionals’ children, time and agency

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13005669
AutoresM Korpela (0000-0002-6184-865X, Tampere University, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume14
Fascículo2
Páginas171-182
Data de publicação2023-06-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGlobal Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/20436106231182152
OpenAlexW4381333819
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas14

This article investigates temporality in the everyday lives of 9-year-old children of international professionals in Finland. The children’s transnational mobility causes ruptures and discontinuities in their position within various timescapes. The institutional timescapes of schools in different countries appear to be somewhat incompatible, which can be challenging for these mobile children, especially if their sojourns are temporary. At the same time, the timescapes of the Finnish school system provide children with particular agency beyond the school setting, since school days are relatively short. Children also view differing timescapes differently depending on the length of their stay in the country. The article shows how past, present and future timescapes, and potential ruptures within these, become entangled when mobile professionals’ children negotiate their position and agency within various timescapes

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