Educating Entrepreneurial Citizens

Neoliberalism and Youth Livelihoods in Tanzania

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
Cover of the book Educating Entrepreneurial Citizens by Joan DeJaeghere, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Joan DeJaeghere ISBN: 9781315535593
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 18, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Joan DeJaeghere
ISBN: 9781315535593
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 18, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Educating Entrepreneurial Citizens examines the multiple and contradictory purposes and effects of entrepreneurship education aimed at addressing youth unemployment and alleviating poverty in Tanzania.

Governments in sub-Saharan Africa face increasing pressure to educate young people through secondary school, supposedly equipping them with knowledge and skills for employment and their future. At the same time, many youths do not complete their education and there are insufficient jobs to employ graduates. The development community sees entrepreneurship education as one viable solution to the double edged problem of inadequate education and few jobs. But while entrepreneurship education is aligned with a governing rationality of neoliberalism that requires individuals to create their own livelihoods without government social supports, the two NGO programs discussed in this book draw on a rights-based discourse that seeks to educate those not served by government schools, providing them with educational and social supports to be included in society. The chapters explore the tensions that occur when international organizations and NGOs draw on both neoliberal and liberal human rights discourses to address the problems of poverty, unemployment and poor quality education. Furthermore, when these neo/liberal perspectives meet local ideas of reciprocity and solidarity, they create friction and alter the programs and effects they have on youth.

The book introduces the concept of entrepreneurial citizens—those who utilize their innovative skills and behaviors to claim both economic and social rights from which they had been previously excluded. The programs taught youth how to develop their own enterprises, to earn profits, and to save for their own futures; but youth used their education, skills and labor to provide for basic needs, to be included in society, and to support their and their families’ well-being. By showing the contradictory effects of entrepreneurship education programs, the book asks international agencies and governments to consider how they can go beyond technical approaches of creating enterprises and increasing income, and head toward approaches that consider the kinds of labor that young people and communities value for their wellbeing.

This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of education and international development, youth studies, African Studies and entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship education.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Educating Entrepreneurial Citizens examines the multiple and contradictory purposes and effects of entrepreneurship education aimed at addressing youth unemployment and alleviating poverty in Tanzania.

Governments in sub-Saharan Africa face increasing pressure to educate young people through secondary school, supposedly equipping them with knowledge and skills for employment and their future. At the same time, many youths do not complete their education and there are insufficient jobs to employ graduates. The development community sees entrepreneurship education as one viable solution to the double edged problem of inadequate education and few jobs. But while entrepreneurship education is aligned with a governing rationality of neoliberalism that requires individuals to create their own livelihoods without government social supports, the two NGO programs discussed in this book draw on a rights-based discourse that seeks to educate those not served by government schools, providing them with educational and social supports to be included in society. The chapters explore the tensions that occur when international organizations and NGOs draw on both neoliberal and liberal human rights discourses to address the problems of poverty, unemployment and poor quality education. Furthermore, when these neo/liberal perspectives meet local ideas of reciprocity and solidarity, they create friction and alter the programs and effects they have on youth.

The book introduces the concept of entrepreneurial citizens—those who utilize their innovative skills and behaviors to claim both economic and social rights from which they had been previously excluded. The programs taught youth how to develop their own enterprises, to earn profits, and to save for their own futures; but youth used their education, skills and labor to provide for basic needs, to be included in society, and to support their and their families’ well-being. By showing the contradictory effects of entrepreneurship education programs, the book asks international agencies and governments to consider how they can go beyond technical approaches of creating enterprises and increasing income, and head toward approaches that consider the kinds of labor that young people and communities value for their wellbeing.

This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners of education and international development, youth studies, African Studies and entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship education.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Hayek Versus Marx by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Morality and Moral Controversies by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Ethics and Community in the Health Care Professions by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Benjamin, Adorno, and the Experience of Literature by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Constructing Postmodernism by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Europe and Asia beyond East and West by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book The Meaning of Illness by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Ethics and Professional Persuasion by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Consuming Agency in Fairy Tales, Childlore, and Folkliterature by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Social Inclusion and Usability of ICT-enabled Services. by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Printing with Adobe Photoshop CS4 by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book The Scope of Tolerance by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book United Nations Politics by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Gerontology: The Basics by Joan DeJaeghere
Cover of the book Shamanism, Discourse, Modernity by Joan DeJaeghere
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy