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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/27931| Title: | The representation of occupations in school |
| Authors: | Ansell, N Froerer, P Huijsmans, R |
| Issue Date: | 24-Sep-2018 |
| Publisher: | Brunel University London |
| Citation: | Ansell, N., Froerer, F. and Huijsmans, R. (2018) The representation of occupations in school. Policy Brief, September, pp. 1 - 4. Available at: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Projects/pdf/Education-aspiration/Policy-brief-Representing-Occupations-1.pdf. |
| Series/Report no.: | Policy Brief;September 2018 |
| Abstract: | The figures of the teacher, nurse, soldier and police officer feature prominently in textbooks and in the aspirations articulated by children in remote rural settings. These occupations represent the category of educated, salaried and uniformed employment, the promised reward for education which is particularly powerful in remote rural areas. The occupations are, however, represented as static endpoints and children do not learn what they entail or how to access them. Realistic rural occupations are largely absent from textbooks or may be represented in an alienating fashion. Efforts to broaden occupational horizons through representations need enforcement by teachers in order to be recognised as actual options by students in remote rural areas. |
| Description: | Policy Brief heading: Education systems, aspiration and learning in remote rural settings An ESRC-DFID-funded collaborative research project (ES/N01037X/1) Research team LESOTHO Prof Nicola Ansell, Brunel University Dr Claire Dungey, Brunel University Dr Pulane Lefoka, Centre for Teaching and Learning, National University of Lesotho INDIA Dr Peggy Froerer, Brunel University Dr Arshima Dost, Brunel University Mr Muniv Shukla, Gram Mitra Samaj Sevi Sanstha, Chhattisgarh LAOS Dr Roy Huijsmans, ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam Mr Syvongsay Changpitikoun, ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam Ms Jodie Fonseca, Plan International, Laos SURVEY Prof Ian Rivers, Strathclyde University Sanstha, SS Recommendations: * Revise/rewrite school textbooks to better reflect and represent the lives, livelihoods and prospective career opportunities of rural communities. * Integrate discussions about accessible and realistic rural livelihoods and future occupations into teacher training. * Encourage schools to invite individuals who have been successful in a range of occupations, both within the rural community and further afield, to talk to students about their career paths. * Develop websites available through mobile apps that enable young people to find information about diverse livelihoods, how to access them, and experiences of people who undertake them. |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/27931 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: Nicola Ansell https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-7413 ORCID iD: Peggy Froerer https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1605-3564 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Social and Political Sciences Research Papers |
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