Sen and the art of educational maintenance: evidencing a capability, as opposed to an effectiveness, approach to schooling

Kelly, Anthony

doi:10.1080/0305764x.2012.706255

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“…The CA was initially developed by Amartya Sen (1985a, 1985b, 1992, 1998, 2009) as an alternative approach to welfare economics and development but has since been applied both as an analytical and measurement framework, to equalities and human rights, employment activation, education, organizational talent management and mental health for example (Burchardt & Vizard, 2011; Downs & Swailes, 2013; Egdell & Graham, 2016; Egdell & McQuaid, 2016; Kelly, 2012; Norwich, 2014; Orton, 2011; Otto et al., 2015; Reynaert & Roose, 2014; Simon et al., 2013; Walker & Unterhalter, 2007). The CA contends that in order to understand well-being, attention needs to be focused upon the opportunities available to individuals and their freedom to make choices that they value (Sen, 1985a, 1985b, 1992, 1998, 2009).…”

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A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice

Robertson

Egdell

2018

Australian Journal of Career Development

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In the UK, the concept of employability is influential in current conceptualizations of career development. It is an example of a discourse underpinned by faith in individual transformation as a response to unstable labour markets, a position that is not unproblematic when structural factors are taken into account. This article introduces an alternative perspective, the Capability Approach (CA), to encourage debate about its value, and to begin to outline what it means for career counselling and development practice. An overview of the CA is provided, and the resonance between the concerns of the CA and those of career development practitioners will be highlighted. Key difficulties in applying the approach are identified before implications of the CA for practice are considered.

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A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice

Robertson

Egdell

2018

Australian Journal of Career Development

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“…According to Sen (1992, p. 81), the expansion of human capabilities is made possible through "the freedoms [that individuals] actually enjoy to choose the lives that they have reason to value". Adapting the CA to schooling and teaching practices is not merely a matter of what students achieve but also reflects the extent of choices available to them and the value of the best choice(s) that they (students) can make for a flourishing life (Kelly, 2012). Drawing on Nussbaum (1997), the goal of teaching in socially just ways is referred to as the exploration of students' capabilities to critically examine their tradition and cultures and understand themselves as both citizens and human beings interrelating with and amongst others.…”

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Bridging homes and classrooms: advancing students’ capabilities

Sugiono¹,

Skourdoumbis

Gale

2017

Teaching Education

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This paper investigates the capabilities of remote rural teachers in Indonesia's Probolinggo Regency to make meaningful pedagogic connections between students' homes and their classrooms. The term capabilities is derived from Sen's and Nussbaum's capabilities approach, which refers to substantive freedom or opportunities that a person holds to do and to be a certain thing that he or she considers valuable (Nussbaum, 2006; Sen, 1999). Informed by the capabilities approach (CA), the study involved classroom observations, teacher interviews and examination of Indonesian curriculum documents (teachers' syllabi and lesson plans). Making connections between homes and classrooms enables students to critically engage in their learning and makes knowledge more meaningful about solving real-life issues or problems. Teachers need to accommodate 'local' knowledge that exists in homes and communities thereby strengthening relationships between communities and schools; something synonymous with social justice aspects of the CA. Data generated for the study indicate that teachers encounter significant impediments in making connections between homes (communities) and classrooms (schools). In addition, while participants demonstrate that they are in part committed to the notions of 'connections' and 'inclusivity', their classroom practices still need strengthening in their adherence to the general substance of the CA.

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“…The Capability Approach (CA) is a way of thinking about the promotion of wellbeing and freedom and originates in the thinking of economist and philosopher Amartya Sen (1985Sen ( , 1990Sen ( , 1999Sen ( , 2003Sen ( , 2009. While it has its origins in welfare economics, it has been applied to many domains, notably educational and economic advancement in developing nations (Kelly, 2012;Norwich, 2014;Orton, 2011;Otto et al, 2015Otto et al, , 2017Picard et al, 2015;Skovhus, 2016). Authors have sought to apply the CA as a theoretical perspective to describe career development experiences or to understand processes of career guidance (e.g.…”

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A critique of the Capability Approach’s potential for application to career guidance

Egdell

Robertson

2020

Int J Educ Vocat Guidance

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In this article, we provide a balanced critique of Sen’s Capability Approach (CA) with reference to its potential to inform career guidance theory and practice. There are varying understandings and interpretations of the CA. Some see capabilities as universal, whilst others favour a more relativist view. The CA is also vulnerable to misunderstanding. Critiques based on misunderstanding are easily dismissed, so our focus is on substantive conceptual and practical critiques. Three main challenges are explored: conceptual debates about the nature of freedom and justice; limitations arising from the disciplinary origins of the CA; and challenges in operationalising the CA.

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Sen and the art of educational maintenance: evidencing a capability, as opposed to an effectiveness, approach to schooling

Cited by 19 publications

References 29 publications

A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice

A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice

Bridging homes and classrooms: advancing students’ capabilities

A critique of the Capability Approach’s potential for application to career guidance

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