Journal articles
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Education and Work — what can and what can’t be learnt from and at work, and why?
This section of the project (henceforth ‘the brief’) is written from the perspective of the EWSETA being a provider or accreditor of short courses as part of the broader effort in South Africa to improve the provision of professional education in preparation for work as well for development during employment. Whilst there is a consensus that education in necessary for preparation and for development of occupational workers (henceforth ‘workers’) there is debate on what form of training is more meaningful, educationally, and more productive in terms of improvement of work.
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Debunking the Myth of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is all the rage these days. In ideological terms, it appears to be hegemonic in its construal of our contemporary socioeconomic context, from our day-to-day interpersonal exchanges to the machinations of the global economic order. We often hear appeals to the supposed “magic” of the technology that goes with it, to resolve the economic, political and educational crises and problems of the world (and latterly, its health crises – WEF, 2020).
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