All Outputs (8)

Vocational Teachers as Mediators in Complex Ecosystems (2023)
Book Chapter
Russon, J., & Wedekind, V. (2023). Vocational Teachers as Mediators in Complex Ecosystems. In Transitioning Vocational Education and Training in Africa: A Social Skills Ecosystem Perspective (97-117). Bristol: Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529224658.ch006

Vocational teachers are at the centre of complex social ecosystems, albeit often without adequate resources and recognition. The skills ecosystem literature to date does not engage with the concept of vocational teachers and their role, positionality... Read More about Vocational Teachers as Mediators in Complex Ecosystems.

Targets, TVET and Transformation (2020)
Book Chapter
Allais, S., & Wedekind, V. (2020). Targets, TVET and Transformation. In A. Wulff (Ed.), Grading Goal Four: Tensions, Threats, and Opportunities in the Sustainable Development Goal on Quality Education. , (322-338). Brill | Sense. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004430365_015

Curriculum responsiveness and student employability: An institutional analysis (2019)
Book Chapter
Wedekind, V. (2019). Curriculum responsiveness and student employability: An institutional analysis. In Skills for the future: new research perspectives. , (79-90). Cape Town: HSRC Press

Education organisations are under constant pressure from policy-makers, political actors and the public to make their programmes responsive to the needs of the economy and society. In contexts of social change and where broader economic and societal... Read More about Curriculum responsiveness and student employability: An institutional analysis.

Migrants in the labor market: implications for TVET (2019)
Book Chapter
Alla-Mensah, J., Fakoush, H., McGrath, S., & Wedekind, V. (2019). Migrants in the labor market: implications for TVET. In S. McGrath, M. Mulder, J. Papier, & R. Suart (Eds.), Handbook of vocational education and training: developments in the changing world of work (159-175). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94532-3_114

Migration is increasingly being seen as a political challenge and, thus, a policy priority. Yet the integration of migrants into labor markets is a key element of the political contestations of migration. On the one hand, successful labor market inte... Read More about Migrants in the labor market: implications for TVET.

The Idealisation of Apprenticeship (2018)
Book Chapter
Wedekind, V. (2018). The Idealisation of Apprenticeship. In S. Allais, & Y. Shalem (Eds.), Knowledge, Curriculum and Preparation for Work (104-126). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004365407_007

A climate for change? Vertical and horizontal collegial relations in TVET colleges (2016)
Book Chapter
Wedekind, V., & Buthelezi, Z. (2016). A climate for change? Vertical and horizontal collegial relations in TVET colleges. Change Management in TVET Colleges: Lessons Learnt from the Field of Practice, 64-82. African Minds

There is little argument that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges have increasingly moved to centre stage of education and development agendas in South Africa. Where the first two decades of democratic South Africa’s educa... Read More about A climate for change? Vertical and horizontal collegial relations in TVET colleges.

COMET Südafrika (2015)
Book Chapter
Hauschildt, U., Wedekind, V., Brown, H., & Heinnemann, L. (2015). COMET Südafrika. In M. Fischer, F. Rauner, & Z. Zao (Eds.), Kompetenzdiagnostik in der beruflichen Bildung: Methoden zum Erfassen und Entwickeln beruflicher KompetenzLIT Verlag

Going Around in Circles: Employability, Responsiveness, and the Reform of the College Sector (2014)
Book Chapter
Wedekind, V. (2014). Going Around in Circles: Employability, Responsiveness, and the Reform of the College Sector. In S. Vally, & E. Motala (Eds.), Education, Economy and SocietyPretoria: UNISA Press