Monk, DavidMetelerkamp, LukeMolebatsi, PalesaMcGrath, SimonAdrupio, ScoviaOpenjuru, George LadaahRobbins, GlenTshabalala, Thembinkosi2026-10-152026-10-152023Monk, D., Molebatsi, P., McGrath, S., Metelerkamp, L., Adrupio, S., Openjuru, G., Robbins, G., & Tshabalala, T. (2023). Revisiting VET research paradigms: Critical perspectives from the South. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 75(4), 810–832DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2023.2280972http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/1005Open AccessReflecting on a large multi-site project in Uganda and South Africa, this article critically evaluates conventional human capital models of VET research and proposes Southern-led paradigms centered on social justice and ecological sustainability.enVET ParadigmsSouthern EpistemologiesDecolonising VETInformal EconomyVocational ResearchArticle