Lifelong learning as cruel optimism: Considering the discourses of lifelong learning and techno-solutionism in South African education

Black, Sara

doi:10.1007/s11159-021-09924-8

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“…The pandemic has seen a further marketing push by edtech firms keen to get state investment in their schemes. It is clear that edtech can do some valuable things in VET, but there is need for caution about its efficacy and cost, let alone its collaboration with the state to project a sense of techno-utopianism that will solve all ills (Black, 2021). Rather, we suggest that a debate about harnessing the power of informal e-learning may be more fruitful when thinking of strengthening VET teaching and learning.…”

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Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

McGrath¹,

Ladaah²,

Lotz‐Sisitka³

et al. 2023

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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book takes an expansive view of vocational education and training. Drawing on case studies across rural and urban settings in Uganda and South Africa, the book offers a new way of seeing this through an exploration of the multiple ways in which people learn to have better livelihoods. Crucially, it explores learning that takes place informally online, within farmers’ groups and in public and private education institutions.

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Section: Knowledge Learning and Teachingmentioning

confidence: 90%

Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

McGrath¹,

Ladaah²,

Lotz‐Sisitka³

et al. 2023

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Global Governance of Education: An Introduction

Elfert,

Ydesen

2023

Educational Governance Research

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Democracy and Lifelong Learning in Africa

Iheonu,

Asongu

2024

J Knowl Econ

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Lifelong learning as cruel optimism: Considering the discourses of lifelong learning and techno-solutionism in South African education

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa

Global Governance of Education: An Introduction

Democracy and Lifelong Learning in Africa

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