Identity Development in the Lifecourse

Mariann Märtsin is Senior Lecturer at Queensland University of Technology, Australia and Research Fellow at Tallinn University, Estonia. She has written widely about identity processes and meaning making as these relate to experiences of education, mobility, and major life-course transitions in adulthood. Her recent publications include Culture in Education, Education in Culture: Tensioned Dialogues and Creative Constructions (co-edited with Pernille Hviid, 2019).

• 1.Introduction: Identity construction, mobility and transition to adulthood.- 2.Identity construction in a semiotic and cultural key.- 3.Studying identity construction: Merging theory and phenomenon in the methods.- 4.Home, adventure and belonging.- 5.Reconstructing relationships.- 6.Competence, self-confidence and recognition.- 7.Making plans.- 8.Conclusion: Moving forward.