The past, present, and future of workers’ education in South Africa

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This work was supported by the South African National Research Foundation [SARCHI Chair in Skills Development].

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Stephanie Allais

Stephanie Allais is the SARCHI Research Chair of Skills Development and Professor of Education at the Centre for Researching Education and Labour at Wits University. Her research is located in the sociology and political economy of education, focused on relationships between education and work. Her books include Selling Education Out: National Qualifications Frameworks and the abandonment of Knowledge (2014); Knowledge, curriculum, and preparation for work (2018), with Yael Shalem; and Implementing National Qualifications Frameworks Across Five Continents (2013), with Michael Young.