Pedagogical work with asylum-seeking and refugee children in Denmark:  a prism to the study of emotional work in education

Bolette Moldenhawer

Pedagogical work with asylum-seeking and refugee children in Denmark: a prism to the study of emotional work in education

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Abstract

Interpersonal and emotional aspects of pedagogical work have during the last decades been of great interest among educational researchers. This paper offers an analysis of social and moral dimensions of education by using professional interactions with asylum-seeking and refugee children as a privileged prism through which to study the emotional aspects of pedagogical work. The paper argues that the link between education and emotion is well addressed by considering the positioning of asylum-seeking and refugee children as a particularly vulnerable group characterized by anxiety and insecurity.

The investigation is informed by a micro-sociological approach based on Goffman's theory of the interaction order (1976) and Hochschild’s conceptualization of emotions and emotional work (1983). As such, strategic emotional work is informing the analysis of the dilemma between professional distance and personal engagement. By understanding emotional dynamics in this specific learning context, the paper opens up for a more general understanding of interpersonal and emotional aspects of education (Turner 2009).

References
Goffman, E. (1967) Interaction Ritual: Essays on face-to-face behavior. New York: Pantheon Books.
Hochschild, A.R. (1983) The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Turner, J.H. (2009) The Sociology of Emotions: Basic Theoretical Arguments, Emotion Review, 1(4):340-354.

Translated title of the contribution	Pædagogisk arbejde med asylsøgende børn og flygtningebørn i Danmark : Et prisme til studiet af følelsesarbejde i pædagogikken
Original language	English
Publication date	7 Mar 2018
Publication status	Published - 7 Mar 2018
Event	Sociologidagarna 2018: Sociology in a polarized world - Lund University, Lund, Sweden Duration: 7 Mar 2018 → 9 Mar 2018 https://mkon.nu/sociologidagarna

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Conference	Sociologidagarna 2018
Location	Lund University
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Lund
Period	07/03/2018 → 09/03/2018
Internet address	https://mkon.nu/sociologidagarna

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