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Opportunities and challenges to human flourishing: Biographical learning experiences of ITE graduates in Singapore
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Article
Citation
Teng, S. S., & Layne, H. (2024). Opportunities and challenges to human flourishing: Biographical learning experiences of ITE graduates in Singapore. Learning: Research and Practice, 10(2), 180-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/23735082.2024.2420934
Abstract
In the performative meritocracy of Singapore where academic achievement is seen as the key to success in the society, vocational education is seen as inferior in the education system. This paper examines the educational experiences of vocational youths who went through the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), an institution that is often not seen as a school of choice. We investigate the life and educational experiences of ITE graduates examining interview data collected through the Biographical Narrative Interpretive Method (BNIM), which elicit lived experiences in narrative form. Through studying the graduates’ biographical learning narratives, we explore the opportunities and challenges to human flourishing. This study has implications for enhancing the ecology of learning as well as VET standing in Singapore and beyond.
Date Issued
2024
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Journal
Learning: Research and Practice
DOI
10.1080/23735082.2024.2420934
Project
OER 11/18 TSS
Funding Agency
Ministry of Education, Singapore