Towards synergistic women’s empowerment-transformative learning framework for TVET in rural India

Abstract

In this paper, a novel education framework for a gender-inclusive, development oriented approach is investigated within the context of a non-formal vocational education and training programme implemented in rural India. Analysis of the two-year intervention that delivered vocational and life skills education to women in rural India has led to a framework that combines theories of women’s empowerment and transformative learning. The results from this analysis indicate that by fusing women’s empowerment with transformative learning, the objectives of VET can more effectively be achieved, while also making such programmes more accessible and supportive of marginal groups. Insights from this study hold potential for informing a scalable education intervention design geared towards women’s empowerment and development. © 2020 The Vocational Aspect of Education Ltd.

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ICT Technical vocational education and training psychological empowerment transformative learning women’s empowerment rural India

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Author Affiliations

Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, KL, India

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies (CoE-AMGT), Coimbatore, India

Funding & Acknowledgements

United Nations Democracy Fund, UNDEF

Grant: UDF-IND-10-383

Funding text 1: The authors would like to acknowledge Dr Sidney Strauss, Dr Laura Aswati Maciuika, and Christie Gressel who were of immense support and guidance throughout the manuscript development process. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the AMMACHI Labs and CWEGE teams for their unwavering support and contribution to the development and implementation of the WE project. Last but not least, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and world-renowned humanitarian and for guiding us and inspiring us every step of the way. The study presented was made possible through joint funding from the United Nations Democracy Fund and the Amrita Center for Research and Development.; Funding text 2: This work was supported by the United Nations Democracy Fund [UDF-IND-10-383]. The authors would like to acknowledge Dr Sidney Strauss, Dr Laura Aswati Maciuika, and Christie Gressel who were of immense support and guidance throughout the manuscript development process. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the AMMACHI Labs and CWEGE teams for their unwavering support and contribution to the development and implementation of the WE project. Last but not least, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Chancellor of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and world-renowned humanitarian and for guiding us and inspiring us every step of the way. The study presented was made possible through joint funding from the United Nations Democracy Fund and the Amrita Center for Research and Development.

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Towards synergistic women’s empowerment-transformative learning framework for TVET in rural India

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