Reimagining the purpose of VET - Expanding the capability to aspire in South African Further Education and Training students

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 643-653

  Powell, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities approach; Capability approach; Capability to aspire; Further Education and Training; South Africa; Vocational education and training

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STUDENT; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84860902533     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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