Working, Living and Aging with the Elderly: Domestic Care Workers and their Lifelong Learning Practices. The Case of Romanian Women in Italy

Journal title MONDI MIGRANTI
Author/s Tanja Schroot
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/1
Language English Pages 17 P. 97-113 File size 105 KB
DOI 10.3280/MM2025-001006
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For several decades, European policymakers have been investing substantial efforts in boosting national and individual engagement for lifelong learning (LLL) to drive sustainable growth and to build a more inclusive society. The forecasted longevity of the European population and the potentially extended employment period warrant further research on adult education of the currently aging (migrant) labour population to draw conclusions on their potential for both, increased civic participation and social inclusion beyond their working life. Accordingly, this paper focused on competence building practices of female middle-aged migrant healthworkers, covering thus a range of categories that are highly vulnerable at the labour market and in society. Findings of this qualitative research with 23 Romanian domestic careworkers in Turin suggest that formal and informal adult training may have indeed a substantial impact on social inclusion in the host society.

Keywords: lifelong Learning; middle-aged female migrants; domestic healthcare work; social inclusion; civic participation.

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Tanja Schroot, Working, Living and Aging with the Elderly: Domestic Care Workers and their Lifelong Learning Practices. The Case of Romanian Women in Italy in "MONDI MIGRANTI" 1/2025, pp 97-113, DOI: 10.3280/MM2025-001006