Jessica Peng's book sheds light on Indonesia's revitalization of the vocational education system and how it’s shaping policy and the economy
As an emerging economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is poised to become one of the world’s top five economies in the coming decades. To achieve this, the nation has prioritized the development of a skilled youth labor force.
Jessica Peng’s, assistant professor of anthropology, forthcoming book examines how global projections of Indonesia’s “rise” are orienting policy efforts towards developing skilled labor and reshaping Indonesia's education system and societal perceptions of educated workers.
Peng talked with policymakers in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, as part of her ethnographic research. “I worked with education and labor policymakers, people who work on development projects, to capture a common narrative about the country’s urgent need for skilled labor," she explains.
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