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

Language: English

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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Contents
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Series Editor’s Preface
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List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
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List of Abbreviations
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Acknowledgements and Authorship
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Introducing VET Africa 4.0
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Heila Lotz-Sisitka and Simon McGrath

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VET and Skills in Africa: A Historical Sociology
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Simon McGrath

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Water, Transport, Oil and Food: A Political–Economy–Ecology Lens on Changing Conceptions of Work, Learning and Skills Development in Africa
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Heila Lotz-Sisitka

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Towards an Expanded Notion of Skills Ecosystems
55
Presha Ramsarup and Jo-Anna Russon

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Social Ecosystem for Skills Research: Inclusivity, Relationality and Informality
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Luke Metelerkamp and David Monk

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Vocational Teachers as Mediators in Complex Ecosystems
97
Jo-Anna Russon and Volker Wedekind

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Challenges in Transitioning Processes
118
Presha Ramsarup and Jo-Anna Russon

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The Role of the University as Mediator in a Skills Ecosystem Approach to VET
139
Heila Lotz-Sisitka, George Openjuru and Jacques Zeelen

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Implications for VET Research, Policy and Practice
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Simon McGrath

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Afterword: Towards a More Just and Sustainable Research Practice
182

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References
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Index
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Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

Overview

About this book

Topics

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

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