Negotiating TVET for Sustainable Livelihoods

Autor/in	von Kotze, Astrid
Titel	Negotiating TVET for Sustainable Livelihoods
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 20 (2008) 7-8, S.480-491 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/13665620810900300
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Nontraditional Education; Gender Issues; Job Training; Vocational Education; Labor Economics; Females; Case Studies; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Geschlechterfrage; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Arbeitsökonomie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the adequacy of UNESCO policy in the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. People working in the informal economy in the Global South are looked at as a starting point. Design/methodology/approach: The paper examines UNESCO/UNEVOC documents, the UNIFEM report on the "Progress of the Worlds Women", development literature, and case scenarios from Southern Africa. Findings: There is a mismatch between policy and the reality on the ground. Changes in policy and provision are necessary if a social justice agenda is to be met. Practical implications: The approach to TVET planning and provision should shift in three ways: from an emphasis on the formal to the informal economy from work defined as employment to work as livelihood activities and from sustainable development to sustainable livelihoods. The paper argues that five conditions should be met so that TVET can begin to include workers from the informal economy. Originality/value: The paper defines "work" more inclusively, focuses on education and learning in the informal economy, and challenges notions of sustainable development in favour of sustainable livelihoods. (Contains 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10