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Globalization, Mass Education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training

The Influence of UNESCO in Botswana and Namibia

  • Offers evidence to strengthen existing TVET policies
  • Redresses a lack of analysis and academic research on TVET in the SADC region
  • Reveals challenges and possibilities for developing robust evidence on TVET

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Introduction

    • Miriam Preckler Galguera
    Pages 1-13
  3. Contextualization of TVET in Education

    • Miriam Preckler Galguera
    Pages 53-65
  4. TVET at UNESCO

    • Miriam Preckler Galguera
    Pages 67-73
  5. Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

    • Miriam Preckler Galguera
    Pages 141-200
  6. Conclusions and Recommendations

    • Miriam Preckler Galguera
    Pages 201-230

About this book

This book assesses the influence of the international organization UNESCO on the development of national Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems in the Southern African Community Region (SADC), focusing particularly on Botswana and Namibia. Designed around UNESCO’s Better Education for Africa’s Rise (BEAR) project, the study is an excellent example of applied policy research.
Analysis is from the perspective of key stakeholders including UNESCO headquarters and field offices, Ministries of Education and of Labor, employers and employees, education and training institutions, international partners and more. Both qualitative and quantitative evidence are used to provide a comparative overview, and the author also reveals the current state of data on skills.
Readers will discover common goals and challenges across the nations but also a common lack of action to measure the impact and influence that UNESCO’s programs have had at a national level, prior to this study. Were the newly implemented educational policies successful or not? If the public policies failed, why was that? These chapters shed light on such questions and how UNESCO's contribution influenced the national development processes, in the context of globalization processes and trends of global mass education.
The book has much to offer for both scholars and those working in UN agencies or national governments who seek to develop education systems and better link them to the world of work.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Miriam Preckler Galguera

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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 119.99
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