| Lynne was President of RC34 from 1998 to 2002, and Vice-President for Europe from 1994 to 1998. She passed away peacefully on March 1, 2015, comforted by her husband of some 35 years, Dieter. Her memorial service was held on March 14, 2015, in Walddorf Germany, and was well attended by colleagues, friends, and family.
Lynne was born on March 9, 1952, in Birmingham, England. She studied in England (Hons. B.A. Sheffield), Canada (M.A., Victoria, BC), and then back in England, earning her doctorate in Sociology at the University of London (supervised by Basil Bernstein). |
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| In 2004, she took a position at the University of Innsbruck as Chair of Education of the Generations. In 2006, she founded the Research Centre Education – Generation – CV, and from 2005 to 2008 directed the Institute of Education Sciences. Her many visiting professorships took her to places like Copenhagen and Oslo. She was contracted as an expert on education and youth issues in the European Commission in Brussels and Thessaloniki. Among her legacies in her work with the European Commission was the DGXXII Citizenship study, which paved the way for debates and training around European citizenship, and the Memorandum on Lifelong Learning. Lynne was most recently on secondment to the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in Hamburg. During this time she was also active as Chair of the Board of Carinthia University of Education, and as a member of various ministerial committees and expert groups including the Board of Trustees of the Science Fund FWF. | |
| Lynne’s pioneering influence on Youth Studies is unmistakable. She published some of the landmark studies that have shaped this field (1) as well as led some pedagogical initiatives, such as acting as the Chairperson of the M.A. EYS Consortium (2).
Similarly, Lynne left a lasting mark on RC34, serving first as a VP for Europe (1994-98) then as President (1998-2002), and on the Advisory Board since. During her Presidency, she broadened RC34’s reach, making it more of a truly global network of youth researchers, especially through forging links with China and South Africa. Her term culminated with the World Congress in Brisbane, Australia, during which RC34 fielded a full slate of sessions, including a Presidential Session led by Lynne focusing on the Mannheim’s seminal idea of “generations.” |
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| As Presidents of RC34 (former or current), we all remember her with fondness and admiration. She was inspiration in her intellectual acuity and tenacity—a true intellectual tour de force. Lynne carried on with the RC34 traditions established by the presidents preceding her, passing them on to those of us who followed her.
Lynne, we will always keep you in our memory, Helena Helve (2002-06), Ngai Ngan-pun (2006-10), Jim Côté (2010-14), and Ani Wierenga (2014-18) |
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1) https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?hl=en&q=Lynne+Chisholm&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C5&as_sdtp= |
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