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Capturing Moments in the Social Space of European Integration Training

Authors: Häkkinen, Miira; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija

Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Publication year: 2025

Journal: European Education

ISSN: 1056-4934

eISSN: 1944-7086

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10564934.2025.2590425

Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: Open Access

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Web address : https://doi.org/10.1080/10564934.2025.2590425

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/506232591

Abstract

This study examines how social space is produced within the context of language education for adult migrants and refugees. Drawing on ethnographic observations of classroom interactions in Finland and Germany, and utilizing Henri Lefebvre’s theory of moments (2002/1961) and the production of social space (1991/1974), the study explores markers of social affiliation and atmosphere that are essential for active participation in a new linguistic environment.

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Funding information in the publication:
Data collection in Germany was funded by Emil Öhmann Foundation of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (personal travel grant/Miira Häkkinen).