International lives and Finnish rhythms

Mobile professionals’ children, time and agency

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13005669
AutoresM Korpela (0000-0002-6184-865X, Tampere University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2023
Volumen14
Número2
Páginas171-182
Fecha de publicación2023-06-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/20436106231182152
OpenAlexW4381333819
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias 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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