Original Research
Onderwys-/opleidingsvoorsiening en ekonomiese aanvraag
Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship/Bulletin vir Christelike Wetenskap | Vol 67, No 3 | a376 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v67i3.376
| © 2002 J.C. Erasmus, C.C. Wolhunter, S.C. Steyn, P.J. Mentz, J.L. van der Walt
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 06 August 2002 | Published: 06 August 2002
Submitted: 06 August 2002 | Published: 06 August 2002
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J.C. Erasmus, Fakulteit Opvoedingswetenskappe, Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO, South AfricaC.C. Wolhunter, Fakulteit Opvoedingswetenskappe, Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO, South Africa
S.C. Steyn, Fakulteit Opvoedingswetenskappe, Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO, South Africa
P.J. Mentz, Fakulteit Opvoedingswetenskappe, Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO, South Africa
J.L. van der Walt, Fakulteit Opvoedingswetenskappe, Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir CHO, South Africa
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Education/training and economic demand
Education systems and their output appear to be out of step with the demands of the economy in many countries, including South Africa. Massive education investment and expansion seem to have resulted, especially in developing countries, in schooled unemployment rather than economic development, modernisation and full employment. A historicalcomparative overview reveals how economically successful countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany, and (until recently) the new economic giants of South-East Asia and the Far East, succeeded in aligning education and training with the economy. In conclusion the implications of their strategies for South Africa are explored. A combination of the British and Singaporean models is recommended for South Africa. A warning is, however, sounded throughout that economic systems that do not adhere to the principles of human stewardship and responsible management should not be supported by education and training in their present forms. Those involved in education and training should rather call for reform of the systems that they are expected to support.
Education systems and their output appear to be out of step with the demands of the economy in many countries, including South Africa. Massive education investment and expansion seem to have resulted, especially in developing countries, in schooled unemployment rather than economic development, modernisation and full employment. A historicalcomparative overview reveals how economically successful countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany, and (until recently) the new economic giants of South-East Asia and the Far East, succeeded in aligning education and training with the economy. In conclusion the implications of their strategies for South Africa are explored. A combination of the British and Singaporean models is recommended for South Africa. A warning is, however, sounded throughout that economic systems that do not adhere to the principles of human stewardship and responsible management should not be supported by education and training in their present forms. Those involved in education and training should rather call for reform of the systems that they are expected to support.
Keywords
Economic Development; Education; Responsible Management; Stewardship; Training
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