Vocational Education and Graduate Struggles in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Freirean Approach

• Published in: Education as change Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 1 - 23
• Main Authors: Majola, Ezekiel, Powell, Lesley, Jordaan, Christina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Unisa Press 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Humanities, Multidisciplinary; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; participatory action research; Technical Vocational Education and Training; Paulo Freire; employability; dialogue; South Africa; National Certificate (Vocational)

This article, rooted in Paulo Freire’s transformative framework, critically examines Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), challenging the conventional emphasis on powerful knowledge. Instead, it forefronts contextual factors to unravel power dynamics, privilege, and social inequalitie...