openalexFrontiers in Psychology2026-07-23
Curriculum hierarchies as conversion factors: career guidance, capability, and inequality in South African schools: a conceptual review
Nthabeleng Innocentia Mdhluli, Renaldo Naude, Sekgoma Elsie Ramasodi, Busisiwe Mahlangu, Charmaine Murabi, Freddy Sedumedi Kau, et al.
In examination-centered education systems, career guidance frequently reproduces inequality rather than reducing it. South Africa illustrates this pattern. The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) requires career guidance through the required course Life Orientation…