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När yrket blir ett kall: En kvalitativ studie om hur vocational awe manifesteras hos mångspråksbibliotekarier på folkbibliotek
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Library and Information Science.
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Library and Information Science.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
When the profession becomes a calling : A qualitative study of how vocational awe manifests in multilingual librarians working in public libraries (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studien ämnar att undersöka hur vocational awe manifesteras i de attityder och föreställningar som kommer till uttryck hos mångspråksbibliotekarier och hur de relaterar till dels sina egna, dels andras förväntningar i arbetet med mångkulturalitet och mångspråk. Det empiriska materialet består av sex semistrukturerade intervjuer med mångspråksbibliotekarier från olika delar av Sverige. Empirin analyserades utifrån ett teoretiskt ramverk baserad på Fobazi M. Ettarhs teori vocational awe. Fem tematiseringar identifierades ur studiens empiriska data. Analysen av resultatet visar att vocational awe manifesterar sig hos alla intervjupersoner och yttrar sig huvudsakligen genom självuppoffrande tendenser i arbetet med mångspråk och mångkulturalitet. Intervjupersonernas självuppoffrande tendenser katalyseras av höga förväntningar på att existensberättiga sin yrkesroll som mångspråksbibliotekarie. Studiens centrala slutsatser är att vocational awe manifesteras starkt hos mångspråksbibliotekarier och att det är särskilt utmanande för mångspråksbibliotekarier att dra gränser mellan privatliv och professionalitet, där arbetet med målgruppen fungerar som en katalysator.

Abstract [en]

The study aims to examine how vocational awe manifests in the attitudes and beliefs expressed by multilingual librarians and how they relate to their own and others' expectations in working with multiculturalism and multilingualism. The empirical material consists of six semi-structured interviews with multilingual librarians from different parts of Sweden. The empirical data were analysed using a theoretical framework based on Fobazi M. Ettarh's theory of vocational awe. Five themes were identified from the study's empirical data. The analysis of the result shows that vocational awe manifests in all interviewees and is mainly manifested through self-sacrificial tendencies when working with multilingualism and multiculturalism. The interviewees' self-sacrificial tendencies are catalysed by high expectations to legitimise their professional role as multilingual librarians. The study's key findings show that vocational awe is strongly manifested in multilingual librarians. Furthermore it is particularly challenging for multilingual librarians to draw boundaries between personal life and professionalism, which is catalysed by working with the target group.

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2022. , p. 59
Keywords [en]
library and information science, multilingual librarian, vocational awe, public library, multilingualism, multiculturalism, burnout, work environment
Keywords [sv]
biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap, mångspråksbibliotekarie, yrkesmässigt kall, folkbibliotek, mångspråk, mångkulturalitet, utbrändhet, arbetsmiljö
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-50952OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-50952DiVA, id: diva2:1735269
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Library and information science
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Available from: 2023-02-08 Created: 2023-02-08 Last updated: 2023-02-08Bibliographically approved

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