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

McGrath, S. , Openjuru, G. L., Lotz-Sisitka, H., Allais, S., Zeelen, J., Wedekind, V., Ramsarup, P., Monk, D., Metelerkamp, L., Russon, J.-A., Kyaligonja, B., Robbins, G., Adrupio, S., Ocan, D., Nyeko, K., Primo, A., Molebatsi, P., Tshabalala, T., Muhangi, S. and Openjuru, M. (2023) Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa: A Social Skills Ecosystem Perspective. Series: Bristol studies in comparative and international education. Bristol University Press: Bristol. ISBN 9781529224634 (doi: 10.47674/9781529224658)

Abstract

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.

• Item Type: Books
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McGrath, Professor Simon
• Authors: McGrath, S., Openjuru, G. L., Lotz-Sisitka, H., Allais, S., Zeelen, J., Wedekind, V., Ramsarup, P., Monk, D., Metelerkamp, L., Russon, J.-A., Kyaligonja, B., Robbins, G., Adrupio, S., Ocan, D., Nyeko, K., Primo, A., Molebatsi, P., Tshabalala, T., Muhangi, S., and Openjuru, M.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• ISBN: 9781529224634
• Published Online: 06 January 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 McGrath, Openjuru, Lotz-Sisitka, Allais, Zeelen, Wedekind, Ramsarup, Monk, Metelerkamp, Russon, Kyaligonja, Robbins, Adrupio, Ocan, Nyeko, Adoye, Molebatsi, Tshabalala, Muhangi, Openjuru
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License