November 8, 2025Journal of Vocational Education and TrainingOpen Access

Reimagining TVET in South Africa: student agency, conscientisation, and a Freirean pedagogy of transformation

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EMEzekiel MajolaNelson Mandela University

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This article demonstrates how critical pedagogy fosters student agency in TVET, suggesting that transformative approaches may enhance social justice and empowerment.

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Participatory approaches enhance student agency in vocational education, promoting critical consciousness and empowerment.
The study reveals how Freirean principles support equitable and human development-focused TVET practices.
Qualitative analysis through life narrative interviews and participatory action research fosters dialogical spaces for student reflection.
These methods highlight the need for a shift in TVET towards inclusive and transformative educational models.

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Ezekiel Majola (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/690e8b75a5b062d7a4e73857 https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2025.2585513

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This article demonstrates how critical pedagogy fosters student agency in TVET, suggesting that transformative approaches may enhance social justice and empowerment.

Reimagining TVET in South Africa: student agency, conscientisation, and a Freirean pedagogy of transformation

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Reimagining TVET in South Africa: student agency, conscientisation, and a Freirean pedagogy of transformation

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