International Influences on the Evolution of Skills Development in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	McGrath, Simon; Badroodien, Azeem
Titel	International Influences on the Evolution of Skills Development in South Africa
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 26 (2006) 5, S.483-494 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2005.10.008
Schlagwörter	Influences; Educational Policy; Developing Nations; Foreign Countries; Skill Development; Educational Finance; International Cooperation; Financial Support; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ausland; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Bildungsfonds; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Finanzielle Förderung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This paper adds to debates about international influences on education policies in developing countries by shifting focus onto the particular experiences of South Africa. This provides a valuable new perspective in at least two ways. First, the study considers the typically neglected area of skills development policy (constructed in this case by a Department of Labour [DoL] rather than a Department of Education). Second, the study looks at a country where its middle income status ensures that the financial role of international assistance is small in comparison to domestic sources of funding. This has the effect of shifting the emphasis of analysis away from the usual dynamics of debates about aid dependence whilst focusing it more sharply on issues of country ownership, capacity development and knowledge sharing. Thus, by looking at a case that may seem to be rather a typical, we argue that certain key issues are brought into clearer focus. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10