Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

A Social Skills Ecosystem Perspective
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5292-2463-4
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 235 mm x 155 mm, Gewicht: 360 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Monk, David

McGrath, Simon

Wedekind, Volker

Openjuru Ladaah, George

Lotz-Sisitka, Heila

Allais, Stephanie

Zeelen, Jacques

Russon, Jo-Anna

Metelerkamp, Luke

Ramsarup, Presha

Kyaligonja, Bonaventure

Robbins, Glen

Adrupio, Scovia

Ocan, David

Nyeko, Kenneth

Primo, Adoye

Molebatsi, Palesa

Tshabalala, Themba

Muhangi, Sidney

Openjuru, Maxwell

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wirtschaftspädagogik, Berufspädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introducing VET Africa 4.0 - Heila Lotz-Sisitka and Simon McGrath

2. VET and Skills in Africa: A Historical Sociology - Simon McGrath

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

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

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

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

7. Challenges in Transition Processes - Presha Ramsarup and Jo-Anna Russon

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

9. Implications for VET Research, Policy and Practice - Simon McGrath

Afterword: Towards a More Just and Sustainable Research Practice - VET Africa 4.0 Collective

Über Autor(innen)

McGrath, Simon
Simon McGrath is Professor of Education at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and Visiting Professor at Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

Nyeko, Kenneth
Kenneth Nyeko is a Junior Researcher and administrator at Gulu University, Uganda.

Robbins, Glen
Glen Robbins is an independent consultant specialising in spatial development projects.

Ramsarup, Presha
Presha Ramsarup is Director at REAL Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Ocan, David
David Ocan is a Junior Researcher at Gulu University, Uganda.

Monk, David
David Monk is a Lecturer at Gulu University, Uganda.

Kyaligonja, Bonaventure
Bonaventure Kyaligonja is Hoima Campus Director at Gulu University, Uganda.

Primo, Adoye
Adoye Primo is Hoima Campus Registrar at Gulu University, Uganda.

Openjuru Ladaah, George
George Openjuru is Vice-Chancellor at Gulu University, Uganda.

Lotz-Sisitka, Heila
Heila Lotz-Sisitka is Distinguished Professor and NRF-SARChI Chair in Global Change and Social Learning Systems Development at Rhodes University, South Africa.

Zeelen, Jacques
Jacques Zeelen is UNESCO Chair in Lifelong Learning at Gulu University, Uganda and University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

Openjuru, Maxwell
Maxwell Openjuru is a Research Associate at Gulu University, Uganda.

Tshabalala, Themba
Themba Tshabalala is a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Molebatsi, Palesa
Palesa Molebatsi is a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Metelerkamp, Luke
Luke Metelerkamp is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Rhodes University, South Africa.

Russon, Jo-Anna
Jo-Anna Russon is a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Adrupio, Scovia
Scovia Adrupio is a Junior Researcher and administrator at Gulu University, Uganda.

Muhangi, Sidney
Sidney Muhangi is a PhD student at Rhodes University, South Africa.

Allais, Stephanie
Stephanie Allais is NRF-SARChI Chair in Skills Development at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Wedekind, Volker
Volker Wedekind is Deputy Head of School and Director of Research Knowledge Exchange at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Simon McGrath is Professor of Education at the University of Glasgow and Visiting Professor at Nelson Mandela University.

George Openjuru is Vice-Chancellor at Gulu University.

Heila Lotz-Sisitka is Distinguished Professor and NRF-SARChI Chair in Global Change and Social Learning Systems Development at Rhodes University.

Stephanie Allais is NRF-SARChI Chair in Skills Development at the University of the Witwatersrand.

Jacques Zeelen is UNESCO Chair in Lifelong Learning at Gulu University and the University of Groningen.

Volker Wedekind is Deputy Head of School and Director of Research Knowledge Exchange at the University of Nottingham.

Presha Ramsarup is Director at REAL Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand and Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham.

David Monk is Lecturer at Gulu University.

Luke Metelerkamp is Post-Doctoral Researcher at Rhodes University.

Jo-Anna Russon is Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham.

Bonaventure Kyaligonja is Hoima Campus Director at Gulu University.

Glen Robbins is an independent consultant specialising in spatial development projects.

Scovia Adrupio is Junior Researcher and administrator at Gulu University.

David Ocan is Junior Researcher at Gulu University.

Kenneth Nyeko is Junior Researcher and administrator at Gulu University.

Primo Adoye is Hoima Campus Registrar at Gulu University.

Palesa Molebatsi is a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Themba Tshabalala is a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Sidney Muhangi is a PhD student at Rhodes University, South Africa.

Maxwell Openjuru is Research Associate at Gulu University, Uganda.