- Title
- A laminated, emergentist view of skills ecosystems
- Creator
- Ramsarup, Presha, Lotz-Sisitka, Heila, McGrath, Simon
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2022
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/370074
- Identifier
- vital:66295
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2022.2145768"
- Description
- In this paper we present a model of vocational education and training (VET) that can be used to guide decisions relating to VET in Africa today. This model takes the critique of the neoclassical, neoliberal model of VET as its starting point. Guided by Bhaskar's Critical Naturalism, we use immanent critique to consider the adequacy of proposed alternatives to the neoclassical approach, such as: the heterodox approach, which foregrounds explanations based on human capital and political economy; and Hodgson and Spours' social ecosystem model, which addresses some of the limitations of the heterodox account by including, social and ecosystem elements. Finally, we offer a version of the social ecosystem model that, according to our analysis, explains more of the empirical evidence than previous models. Our version of the social ecosystem model differs from earlier versions in terms of its explicit reference to the critical realist ideas of position- practices and emergence.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (18 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Online
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Critical Realism, Ramsarup, P., Lotz-Sisitka, H. and McGrath, S., 2022. A laminated, emergentist view of skills ecosystems. Journal of Critical Realism, 21(5), pp.571-588, Journal of Critical Realism volume 21 number 5 p. 571 2022 1572-5138
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- Closed Access
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Lotz-Sisitka, Heila (Distinguished Professor)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Global Change Social Learning Systems Development: Transformative Learning and Green Skills Learning (ELRC)
RU Department of Education
SDG 04. Quality Education
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