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

Simon McGrath; George Openjuru Ladaah; Heila Lotz-Sisitka; Stephanie Allais; Jacques Zeelen; Volker Wedekind; Presha Ramsarup; David Monk; Luke Metelerkamp; Jo-Anna Russon; Bonaventure Kyaligonja; Glen Robbins; Scovia Adrupio; David Ocan; Kenneth Nyeko; P

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Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

A Social Skills Ecosystem Perspective

Simon McGrath , George Openjuru Ladaah , Heila Lotz-Sisitka , Stephanie Allais , Jacques Zeelen , Volker Wedekind , Presha Ramsarup , David Monk , Luke Metelerkamp , Jo-Anna Russon , Bonaventure Kyaligonja , Glen Robbins , Scovia Adrupio , David Ocan , Kenneth Nyeko and P

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Published/Copyright: 2023

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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 training that goes beyond the narrow focus of much of the current literature and policy debate. Drawing on case studies across rural and urban settings in Uganda and South Africa, the book offers a new way of seeing this issue through an exploration of the multiple ways in which people learn to have better livelihoods. Crucially, it explores learning that takes place informally online, within farmers’ groups, and in public and private educational institutions. Offering new insights and ways of thinking about this field, the book draws out clear implications for theory, policy and practice in Africa and beyond.

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Front Matter Open Access Download PDF	i
Contents Open Access Download PDF	v
Series Editor’s Preface Open Access Download PDF	vi
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes Open Access Download PDF	viii
List of Abbreviations Open Access Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgements and Authorship Open Access Download PDF	xi
Introducing VET Africa 4.0 Heila Lotz-Sisitka and Simon McGrath Open Access Download PDF	1
VET and Skills in Africa: A Historical Sociology Simon McGrath Open Access Download PDF	22
Water, Transport, Oil and Food: A Political–Economy–Ecology Lens on Changing Conceptions of Work, Learning and Skills Development in Africa Heila Lotz-Sisitka Open Access Download PDF	37
Towards an Expanded Notion of Skills Ecosystems Presha Ramsarup and Jo-Anna Russon Open Access Download PDF	55
Social Ecosystem for Skills Research: Inclusivity, Relationality and Informality Luke Metelerkamp and David Monk Open Access Download PDF	75
Vocational Teachers as Mediators in Complex Ecosystems Jo-Anna Russon and Volker Wedekind Open Access Download PDF	97
Challenges in Transitioning Processes Presha Ramsarup and Jo-Anna Russon Open Access Download PDF	118
The Role of the University as Mediator in a Skills Ecosystem Approach to VET Heila Lotz-Sisitka, George Openjuru and Jacques Zeelen Open Access Download PDF	139
Implications for VET Research, Policy and Practice Simon McGrath Open Access Download PDF	158
Afterword: Towards a More Just and Sustainable Research Practice VET Africa 4.0 Collective Open Access Download PDF	182
References Open Access Download PDF	188
Index Open Access Download PDF	211

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https://doi.org/10.56687/9781529224658

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