Learning by Interest: Experiences and Commitments in Lives with Dance and Crafts |
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| Authors: | Ann-Marie Laginder Jorun M Sten?ien |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Link?ping University, SE-581 83 Link?ping, Sweden;(2) Department of Adult Learning and Counselling, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway |
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| Abstract: | In this article we intend to contribute to the understanding of interest-driven learning which occurs when people find and
choose an interest of their own. This engagement continues over a long time and includes development and learning. The empirical
material consists of 14 learning stories written by experienced and skilled informants in folk dance and different crafts. The purpose is to illuminate the diversity
and complexity of learning and meaning the informants assign to dance or crafts. This is what we consider to be the perspective
of learning by interest. We also argue for the importance of understanding learning by interest as embedded in cultural heritage and social and cultural
changes. Theoretically, we draw on John Dewey (1913/2009; 1934/2005). Learning folk dance or crafts is largely a question of learning by doing, which makes experience important. The interest and effort involved can in our interpretation be understood as experiences where expressions of commitment are embedded. The empirical analysis highlights three emphases in this illumination of the learning process. The first considers
the individual development of skill in relation to broadened learning of collective tasks. The second perspective focuses
on the interplay between learning in a life course and significant learning experiences. The third concerns the interplay
between personal meaning and craftsmanship. In sum, this paper contributes to the understanding of learning by interest as
a useful concept. In the final discussion we expand our perspective since the contrast is obvious between learning by interest
and interpretations of the contemporary society, where individualization and lack of commitment is stressed. |
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