In pursuit of equity vocational education and training and social justice

IF 0.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Research in Post-Compulsory Education Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI:10.1080/13596748.2023.2221119

J. Avis

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The paper problematises conceptualisations of Vocational Education and Training (VET) and its relationship to social justice by examining a number of debates. It explores a post-structural policy analysis which is sensitive to the manner in which, through research, we constitute the object of our inquiry and as a result of this process subtly change it. This initial discussion leads into an examination of hegemonic constructions of VET. Subsequently, the paper addresses the contours of inequality as they apply to VET and English further education. This is followed by an examination of conceptualisations of equity, equality and meritocracy. In conclusion, the paper poses a question – how far can VET be shifted from its occupational moorings in order to contribute towards a socially just society, or is it compromised by its close association with the needs of capital and employers? This is not merely an empirical but also a political question that hinges on conceptualisations of social justice and power as well as the manner in which these are addressed in the struggle for a fairer more just society.

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追求公平职业教育培训与社会公正

本文通过研究一些辩论，对职业教育和培训(VET)的概念及其与社会正义的关系提出了问题。它探索了一种后结构政策分析，这种分析对我们通过研究构成调查对象的方式很敏感，并且由于这一过程微妙地改变了它。这一初步讨论引出了对职业教育的霸权建构的考察。随后，本文讨论了不平等的轮廓，因为它们适用于职业教育和英语继续教育。接下来是对公平、平等和任人唯贤的概念的考察。总之，这篇论文提出了一个问题——职业教育培训能在多大程度上脱离其职业基础，从而为社会公正做出贡献，或者它是否因与资本和雇主的需求密切相关而受到损害?这不仅是一个经验问题，也是一个政治问题，它取决于社会正义和权力的概念化，以及在争取更公平、更公正的社会的斗争中如何解决这些问题。

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Research in Post-Compulsory Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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1.30

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期刊介绍： Throughout the world, there is a growing awareness of the significance of vocational and post-compulsory education and training systems. The majority of countries are working hard to develop their provision, recognising the importance of post-compulsory education in providing educated and skilled people in sufficient numbers at appropriate levels to assist economic and social development. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, sponsored by the United Kingdom"s Further Education Research Association (FERA), recognises the need for more international research and analysis and the generation of relevant theory in order to identify policy needs and trends as well as priorities in this growing area.