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Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa : A Social Skills Ecosystem Perspective /

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The transition to more just and sustainable development requires radical change across a wide range of areas and particularly within the nexus between learning and work. This book takes an expansive view of vocational education and train...

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Main Authors: McGrath, Simon (Author, Contributor), Adrupio, Scovia (Author), Kyaligonja, Bonaventure (Author), Lotz-Sisitka, Heila (Author, Contributor), Metelerkamp, Luke (Author, Contributor), Monk, David (Author, Contributor), Nyeko, Kenneth (Author), Ocan, David (Author), Openjuru Ladaah, George (Author), P (Author), Ramsarup, Presha (Author, Contributor), Robbins, Glen (Author), Russon, Jo-Anna (Author, Contributor), Wedekind, Volker (Author, Contributor), Zeelen, Jacques (Author, Contributor)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Openjuru, George (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Bristol : Bristol University Press, [2023]
Series:Bristol Studies in Comparative and International
Subjects:
Africa.
Development studies.
Industrial or vocational training.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries.
Africa; African education; Education; International development; Skills development; Sustainable development; Vocational education; Vocational training
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • Series Editor's Preface
  • List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements and Authorship
  • Introducing VET Africa 4.0
  • VET and Skills in Africa: A Historical Sociology
  • Water, Transport, Oil and Food: A Political-Economy-Ecology Lens on Changing Conceptions of Work, Learning and Skills Development in Africa
  • Towards an Expanded Notion of Skills Ecosystems
  • Social Ecosystem for Skills Research: Inclusivity, Relationality and Informality
  • Vocational Teachers as Mediators in Complex Ecosystems
  • Challenges in Transitioning Processes
  • The Role of the University as Mediator in a Skills Ecosystem Approach to VET
  • Implications for VET Research, Policy and Practice
  • Afterword: Towards a More Just and Sustainable Research Practice
  • References
  • Index