Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
The note identifies the essential ingredients - employment, meaning, and self-direction - through examples that represent efforts to fill the void in apprenticeship of adult roles, for impoverished young people thrown out of a traditional framework...
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okr-10986-108182021-06-14T11:03:01Z Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa Easton, Peter ACTION RESEARCH ADOLESCENT ADULT EDUCATION ADULT ROLES ADVOCACY AGE-GROUP AGED APPRENTICESHIP BASIC LITERACY CURRICULUM DROPOUTS EMPLOYMENT FORMAL EDUCATION GIRLS INFANTS LEARNING LEARNING PROCESS MARKETING MIGRANTS PARTNERSHIP PEER COUNSELING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL DROPOUTS RITES OF PASSAGE SAFETY SAFETY MEASURES SCHOOLS SELF-WORTH SOCIALIZATION STREET CHILDREN URBAN YOUTH VOCATIONAL SKILLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORKING CHILDREN WORKPLACE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ADULT EDUCATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS TRADITIONAL CULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SELF-RELIANCE SKILLS INVENTORIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HUMAN CAPITAL CULTURAL IDENTITY The note identifies the essential ingredients - employment, meaning, and self-direction - through examples that represent efforts to fill the void in apprenticeship of adult roles, for impoverished young people thrown out of a traditional framework, and into the vortex of African cities. And seemingly, they succeed best where they manage to "recreate tradition", infusing the customary categories of apprenticeship, and age-group association with new economic direction, and increased self-direction, and definition by the participants. From this brief overview of efforts to assist Africa's impoverished youth in building new identities, the following lessons emerged: An adult education approach works best, insofar as it involves building on the experience, and skills that young people carry, and giving them a determining role in guiding the program. Gainful, and meaningful employment is a cornerstone of new identities, but a vision of the future, be it religious, cultural, or political, and the opportunity to apply it to one's own life, is what forms an enduring perseverance in life. Peer counseling is thus a frequent element of successful programs. Traditional apprenticeship, and youth associations should be utilized as repertoire and resource, based on a continual critique. Discovery of one's environment, and advocacy for change, are critical complements to any effort. 2012-08-13T13:11:59Z 2012-08-13T13:11:59Z 2000-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/05/1677822/reinventing-apprenticeship-rites-passage-entry-urban-economy-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10818 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 20 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa |
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ACTION RESEARCH ADOLESCENT ADULT EDUCATION ADULT ROLES ADVOCACY AGE-GROUP AGED APPRENTICESHIP BASIC LITERACY CURRICULUM DROPOUTS EMPLOYMENT FORMAL EDUCATION GIRLS INFANTS LEARNING LEARNING PROCESS MARKETING MIGRANTS PARTNERSHIP PEER COUNSELING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL DROPOUTS RITES OF PASSAGE SAFETY SAFETY MEASURES SCHOOLS SELF-WORTH SOCIALIZATION STREET CHILDREN URBAN YOUTH VOCATIONAL SKILLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORKING CHILDREN WORKPLACE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ADULT EDUCATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS TRADITIONAL CULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SELF-RELIANCE SKILLS INVENTORIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HUMAN CAPITAL CULTURAL IDENTITY |
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ACTION RESEARCH ADOLESCENT ADULT EDUCATION ADULT ROLES ADVOCACY AGE-GROUP AGED APPRENTICESHIP BASIC LITERACY CURRICULUM DROPOUTS EMPLOYMENT FORMAL EDUCATION GIRLS INFANTS LEARNING LEARNING PROCESS MARKETING MIGRANTS PARTNERSHIP PEER COUNSELING PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL DROPOUTS RITES OF PASSAGE SAFETY SAFETY MEASURES SCHOOLS SELF-WORTH SOCIALIZATION STREET CHILDREN URBAN YOUTH VOCATIONAL SKILLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WORKING CHILDREN WORKPLACE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH URBAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ADULT EDUCATION YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS TRADITIONAL CULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SELF-RELIANCE SKILLS INVENTORIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HUMAN CAPITAL CULTURAL IDENTITY Easton, Peter Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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The note identifies the essential
ingredients - employment, meaning, and self-direction -
through examples that represent efforts to fill the void in
apprenticeship of adult roles, for impoverished young people
thrown out of a traditional framework, and into the vortex
of African cities. And seemingly, they succeed best where
they manage to "recreate tradition", infusing the
customary categories of apprenticeship, and age-group
association with new economic direction, and increased
self-direction, and definition by the participants. From
this brief overview of efforts to assist Africa's
impoverished youth in building new identities, the following
lessons emerged: An adult education approach works best,
insofar as it involves building on the experience, and
skills that young people carry, and giving them a
determining role in guiding the program. Gainful, and
meaningful employment is a cornerstone of new identities,
but a vision of the future, be it religious, cultural, or
political, and the opportunity to apply it to one's own
life, is what forms an enduring perseverance in life. Peer
counseling is thus a frequent element of successful
programs. Traditional apprenticeship, and youth associations
should be utilized as repertoire and resource, based on a
continual critique. Discovery of one's environment, and
advocacy for change, are critical complements to any effort. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Easton, Peter |
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Easton, Peter |
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Easton, Peter |
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Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full |
Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Reinventing Apprenticeship and Rites of Passage : An Entry Into the Urban Economy in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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reinventing apprenticeship and rites of passage : an entry into the urban economy in sub-saharan africa |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/05/1677822/reinventing-apprenticeship-rites-passage-entry-urban-economy-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10818 |
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