ERIC Number: EJ1390481
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-5692
EISSN: EISSN-1559-5706
The South African TVET Sector: A Bourdieusian Perspective
Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, v17 n3 p182-197 2023
Limited integrated data on the educational and professional accomplishments of the South African TVET sector make it difficult to confidently assess its efficacy. In particular, there is a need to identify the barriers both within and facing this post-school educational field. This conceptual paper therefore asks the question: What factors enable or block the TVET pipeline in South Africa? To derive these insights about the relationships between different elements of the sector, as understood through existing research, a Bourdieusian framework -- drawing on his concepts of field, "illusio," and institutionalized cultural capital -- is applied with the aim of constructing a representation of the field of publicly-funded TVET colleges in South Africa. While several recommendations are made in this paper, it is clear that the sector cannot solve these challenges by itself. Industry and universities have significant roles to play in ensuring a more inclusive, productive, and meaningful TVET sector.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Barriers, Affordances, Cultural Capital, Public Colleges, Educational Theories, Human Capital, Social Capital
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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