Efforts to Inspire Transformative Research with Farmers in a Small Town in the North West Province of South Africa

Autor/inn/en	McIntyre-Mills, J.; Karel, J.; Arko-Achemfuor, A.; Romm, N. R. A; Serolong, L.
Titel	Efforts to Inspire Transformative Research with Farmers in a Small Town in the North West Province of South Africa
Quelle	In: International Journal for Transformative Research, 6 (2019) 1, S.10-19 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2353-5415
DOI	10.1515/ijtr-2019-0003
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Agricultural Occupations; Rural Areas; School Community Programs; Community Involvement; Training; Employment; Indigenous Knowledge; Culturally Relevant Education; Research; Social Change; Sustainable Development; College Role; Vocational Education; Adult Basic Education; Youth Programs; Social Justice; Communities of Practice; Job Skills; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausbildung; Dienstverhältnis; Forschung; Sozialer Wandel; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Berufsbildung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Jugendsofortprogramm; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Community; Produktive Fertigkeit; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The project review as outlined in this article explores the questions: What is transformative research and what is transformation as far as the community stakeholders are concerned? To what extent has the transformative research achieved its intended outcomes? The Bokamoso project (founded by Lesego Serolong as facilitator and investor) is an integrated development project designed to create employment and to enable the community to learn while they make a living through a diverse range of farming activities. The participatory research as discussed here is part of the University of South Africa's research and community engagement programme, and is set in a remote, arid zone. This research coupled with community engagement aims to transform lives and create opportunities by enhancing their participation in education, training and employment creation. The project (which has been running since 2015) supports indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing and has succeeded in enabling the farmers trained through Bokamoso to be less dependent on social benefits (government grants). (As Provided).
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