Education in Zimbabwe has lost its value: Study asks young people how they feel about that

Kristina Pikovskaia

Education in Zimbabwe has lost its value: Study asks young people how they feel about that

Kristina Pikovskaia

School of Social and Political Science

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Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 2 Feb 2025

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Higher education
education
unemployment
Zimbabwe
Zimdancehall
Graduate employment
Colonial Africa
Post-colonial Africa
Zimbabwe economic crisis
Southern Africa
Vocational training

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1 Finished

LT ECF Kristina Pikovskaia - Women’s Citizenship in Informal and Intimate Economies of Urban Zimbabwe
Dorman, S. (Principal Investigator)
Leverhulme Trust
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research

1 Article

'You never get a livelihood out of going to school': The crisis of urban modernity and the education-employment nexus in Harare, Zimbabwe
Pikovskaia, K., 1 Oct 2024, In: International Development Planning Review (IDPR). 4, p. 349-370
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Education in Zimbabwe has lost its value: Study asks young people how they feel about that

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

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Projects

LT ECF Kristina Pikovskaia - Women’s Citizenship in Informal and Intimate Economies of Urban Zimbabwe

Research output

'You never get a livelihood out of going to school': The crisis of urban modernity and the education-employment nexus in Harare, Zimbabwe

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