Graduates' views on the impact of adult education and training for poverty reduction in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4389068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Celestin Mayombe (0000-0002-3434-9337, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 219-220 |
| Pages | 109-121 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8701 • E-ISSN: 1468-2451 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/issj.12113 |
| OpenAlex | W2752692255 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The purpose of this article is to investigate the extent to which the skills acquired from adult education and training (AET) centres, leading to paid jobs and small businesses, have enabled trainees to be successful in generating income and the impact of AET programmes on living conditions of trainees in South Africa. The main findings reveal that the improvement in income impacted on living conditions of trainees' households and in the education of their children. As a result, the majority of the trainees became self-sufficient and had a good life after graduating. The author concludes that AET programmes for unemployed and unskilled adults can reduce poverty and social exclusion if the AET centres have a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship and post-training support for earning wages or creating self-employment. The present article has implications for public policy on AET, with reference to the objective of supporting the dynamics of cohesion and social inclusion, as reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals
Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Geography · Political science · Poverty · Poverty reduction · Social exclusion · Sustainable development · Training (meteorology) · Education Systems and Policy · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Researching Social Life
Poverty and Exclusion in a Global World
Income generation perspective in non-formal education NGO initiatives in Bangladesh
Chronic and Transitory Poverty in Post-Apartheid South Africa
The Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Children's Income and Poverty
The Chronic Poverty Report 2008–2009
Non-formal vocational education in Uganda
Non‐formal education, out‐of‐school learning needs and employment opportunities
The Concept of Social Exclusion
Research methodology
Qualitative inquiry and research design
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |