Education, training and the informal sector by kennet king

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Page ABSTRACT I. II. INTRODUCTION....
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THE NEW ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION,TRAININGAND WORK ... . . . . OF

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Stagnationin formal vocational training . . .. . .. . .. . . . Distinguishing trainingby source of skills acquisition . . . . . . New work orientationsin school................. . III. RESEARCHING THE INFORMALSECTOR:CHANGES IN METHOD AND ASSUMPTIONS School curriculum and the informal sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuing education and training .10 Formalizing informal training .14 Political acceptance of the informal sector .16 Sumary on methods .17
IV.

THE IFORAL

SECTORANDTHE INFORMALIZATION THE ECONOMY . . . OF

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Stratification educationand the informal3ector . . . . . . . . in Summary and research suggestions . .. . .. .. . . .. . .. . . REFERENCES. .......

ABSTRMT This paper discussesthe changingnature of the relationships between education,training,and informalsector employmentin Sub-Saharan Africa, and proposesdirectionsfor future research. Importantdevelopments in the last 15 years have reduced the extent to which earlier informalsector researchrelates to present realities: o o o Under the impact of adjustmenton mcdern sector activity,the informal The policy interest sector increasingly is the ordinary than before; in informalsector entrants' economy; towards climate in most countries sector increase is much more disposed

in the informal

There has been an impressive exposureto schoolir.g. The paper reviews how these Before sector,

changes may affect focusing however,

the nature effort

of of education should be

informal

training

arrangements.

on the specifics

and training

in the informal

a considerable

mada to improve the understanding its historicaldynamic,and related of technological and organizational