Towards Reclaiming the High Ground in the Discourse on Vocationalism in Developing Countries

Autor/in	Lewis, Theodore
Titel	Towards Reclaiming the High Ground in the Discourse on Vocationalism in Developing Countries
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 29 (2009) 6, S.558-564 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.01.002
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Developed Nations; Epistemology; Educational Philosophy; Holistic Approach; Discourse Analysis; Educational Development; Economic Development; Developing Nations; Program Effectiveness; International Education; Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Educational Policy; Economic Impact + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Erkenntnistheorie; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Holistischer Ansatz; Diskursanalyse; Bildungsentwicklung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Internationale Erziehung; Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ökonomische Determinanten
Abstract	The literature on vocational education in developing countries has for decades been one of gloom, as commentators from the developed countries have offered arguments leading to the same conclusion, namely, that investment in the subject is futile. I contend that the reason why the discourse has been so predictable is epistemological rigidity--manifested in an unwillingness to accept work as a valid basis of knowledge. I offer a way to think about vocationalism that transcends familiar economic arguments and that instead point to more holistic attributes of the subject. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10