The Obstacles Facing the Vocational Education (VE) Teachers in Public Primary Schools in Jordan

Sameer Aowad Kassab Shdaifat

doi:10.7176/jep/11-8-11

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the reality of the obstacles facing the vocational education (VE) teachers in public primary schools in Jordan from the perspective of those teachers. The researcher selected a sample consisting from 100 vocational education teachers. Those teachers were selected from the public primary schools in Jordan. The researcher developed a two part questionnaire. The first part collects demographic data from the respondents (i.e. gender and years of experience). The second part sheds a light on the obstacles facing the vocational education teachers. The examined obstacles include the obstacles related to (infrastructure, tools & equipment, and the apparatus of occupational safety and health). It was found that the severity of the obstacles facing the vocational education teachers in public primary schools in Jordan is low from the perspective of those teachers. It was found that there isn’t any statistically significant difference between the respondents’ attitudes in this regard which can be attributed to (gender or years of experience). Several recommendations are proposed. For instance, the researcher recommends exerting effort by the Jordanian Ministry of Education to increase the level of occupational security and safety inside the workshops that are designated for the vocational education course. That can be done through providing these workshops with the necessary equipment that can raise the level of occupational security and safety. Keywords: obstacles, vocational education DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-8-11 Publication date: March 31 st 2020

Highlights

Many teachers today face many obstacles in the teaching-learning process
It was found that the severity of the obstacles facing the vocational education teachers in public primary schools in Jordan is low from the perspective of those teachers
It was found that there isn’t any statistically significant difference between the respondents’ attitudes in this regard which can be attributed to. The latter results indicate that the Jordanian Ministry of Education has been providing much attention to vocational education teachers and public primary schools

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Introduction

Many teachers today face many obstacles in the teaching-learning process. These obstacles have a negative impact on the teaching-learning process They hinder teachers from meeting the intended goals. Vocational education (VE) aims at making one’s personality well-developed in all the areas. It aims at developing one’s life skills. Vocational education aims at developing one in three areas; cognitive, skills, and affective areas. VE aims at enriching one’s theoretical knowledge about various vocations and providing one with the necessary information. VE aims at developing one’s practical and vocational skills. VE aims at developing one’s attitudes towards vocations in general (Mahasneh & Al-Azmi, 2015)

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