Quality Of Vocational Education Research Articles

ПІДГОТОВКА МАЙБУТНІХ ВИХОВАТЕЛІВ ДІТЕЙ ДОШКІЛЬНОГО ВІКУ В КОНТЕКСТІ СУЧАСНИХ ОСВІТНІХ ПАРАДИГМ

The article identifies the impact of changing of educational paradigms on the organization of the educational process in the institutions of higher education of Ukraine, in terms of its integration into the European educational space. Modern researches on a certain topic are analyzed, taking this into account, it was found out that the quality of the educational process in a higher education institution (HEI) is determined by a specialist (graduate of HEI), who possesses a high level knowledge in a certain domain, is able to use and actively uses this knowledge in the practice of his activity, has the developed competences and skills in accordance with the chosen profession, is competent and competitive in the world labor market. The analyzed results of the World Bank's research on “Skills for Contemporary Ukraine” (2015) have shown that cognitive skills, self-organization, resilience, teamwork and the desire to learn are relevant, and that by 2030, professionals with critical thinking and a project-based approach to solving problems will succeed. The stages of formation of educational paradigms, the formation of which took place over a long historical period, outlining the stability of the development of pedagogical science, are analyzed. The modern educational paradigms are reviewed and their classification is presented (by T. Popova). It was established that the essence of the humanistic paradigm in the educational process, built on a personality-oriented approach, meets the needs of students, with their inherent modern values and interaction of participants in the educational process. In the context of the humanistic paradigm, the modern educator must strive for self-improvement and promote self-development and self-education; successfully combine theoretical knowledge and practical skills; use the experience of traditional and evidence-based pedagogy; be aware of modern preschool education, know and apply modern technologies, methods and actively implement own pedagogical achievements in practice; be effective and critical in accordance with the situation; have an objective self-assessment. The factors influencing the quality of vocational training of future preschool tutors were determined according to the results of a survey of 4-5 pre-school students of the specialty “Preschool Education” of the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.

Individualization of Training Using the Resources of International Digital Platforms

The article is devoted to the definition of psychological and pedagogical conditions and design methods of formation of a creatively thinking specialist using international digital platforms. The following universal abilities making up a specialist's competitiveness are defined: creativity, digital literacy, and psychological stability. The importance of tolerance for international innovation is shown. The state and directions of development of education digitalization are analyzed. Psychological and pedagogical conditions are revealed, and provisions of the concept of training individualization are defined. A set of measures are considered to facilitate the passage of students personal educational trajectory. The experience of organizing individual creative development in the digital space of the Union state is described. The introduction of the developed theoretical and methodological conceptual provisions of training individualization will provide conditions for improving the quality of vocational education and training for the implementation of innovative programs in the framework of international cooperation.

Здоров’язбережувальна компетентність як складова якісної професійної підготовки здобувачів вищої освіти

Здоров’язбережувальна компетентність як складова якісної професійної підготовки здобувачів вищої освіти

Дети и образовательные ресурсы: кластеризация российских регионов

A regional education system is a complex dynamic system that is closely linked with the external social environment. The paper presents the results of a study focused on the conditions required for further development of regional secondary education systems. At the first stage of the research, the author designated clusters for Russian regions according to eight criteria. The Childhood Social Potential in Russian Regions database was used as the data source. The database contains more than 150 management and target factors that describe the results of primary, junior secondary and senior secondary education programs, as well as socio-economic, demographic, infrastructural, natural-environmental and other indicators for 85 subjects of the Russian Federation. The database also contains summary data from information and analytical reports made by regional information processing centres, regional centres for education quality assessment, and analytical collections produced by the Higher School of Economics National Research University. All database values were analysed for outliers and extreme values by means of Deductor Studio, a special software product, and an analysis of data quality was also conducted. After the data was arranged in proper form, a number of experiments were performed to obtain a more accurate result of cluster analysis. The following indicators were used as cluster-forming factors: index of pre-school education quality; index of secondary education quality; index of additional education quality; index of vocational training quality; population density, people per square km; ratio of gross regional product per capita to the cost of a fixed set of consumer goods and services, units; share of education expenditures in the consolidated budgets of the subjects of the Russian Federation and territorial state extra-budgetary funds, %; ratio of the state debt volume of the subject to the revenues of the consolidated budget of the subject and territorial state non-budgetary funds (excluding subsidies for budget equalisation), %. As a result of applying the EM-clustering algorithm, the author identified five clusters. When describing cluster profiles, the author determined the power, significance, and composition of the clusters and evaluated and analysed the average values of cluster-forming factors and the average values for all 85 regions of the country.

Editorial: Spring 2018

Welcome to a new volume of the Nordic Journal of Vocational Education and Training. In this first issue of 2018 we are proud to present a new associate editor of our journal. Associate professor Hedvig Skonhoft Johannesen from OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway has joined the editorial group, and we look forward to fruitful cooperation with the journal.
 In this issue of NJVET we have seven contributions – six peer-reviewed research articles and one magazine article – from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The topics of the articles address assessment in empirical and analytical approaches, VET students’ as well as teachers’ boundary learning, digital storytelling as an approach to vocational didactics, drop out from vocational education, and finally the quality of vocational education.

LANGUAGE IN PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION STRUCTURE IN THE AVIATION STAFF OF HIGHER EDUCATION

The article substantiates the significance of the English language for the efficient training of future specialists in the aviation industry. Author analyzed the documents that determine the necessity to learn English by various categories of future aviation specialists. Specifics of the content and methods of teaching English to students of the two categories of future professions are specified. The attention is paid to the content of the English language training materials that pertain to professional orientation. The paper considers the fact that the training of an interpreter capable of working in the field of civil aviation is carried out in aviation education institutions, using the subjects contained in the variable the curriculum for each specialty. Being involved in such practices, students get acquainted with international, European and Ukrainian civil aviation organizations; documents regulating their activities; study the terminology of ICAO; learn to professionally translate aviation texts; analyze methods and techniques related to dealing with terms and special phraseology that are required for aviation personnel. Author described methods of training students studying in higher aviation education institutions, who are taught in the English-language project. The specifics of teaching subjects in English are determined in accordance with the training strategies. The English language selected as the main mean of teaching students causes changes in the methodological provision of the educational process. With this in mind, it would be appropriate to add that the specifics of the organization regarding the training process in the conditions of the multicultural environment should be taken into account. The positive experience gained in the area of training is analyzed on the basis of working with students in the English-language project. In this regard, we develop some methods that help to enhance the level of methodological provision of training and the quality of vocational training.

Requirements to the labor market to the competences of specialists in foreign countries

In the article the author examines the influence of the management of training of professional staff on the quality of vocational training in the countries of the European Union (hereinafter - the EU). It has been determined that the effectiveness of the management of the institution of vocational education (hereinafter ZPO) depends on the adequacy of the management structure for those processes that are taking place in society. The functions of the labor market in the information, intermediary, consulting, pricing, stimulating, reserve, improving and regulating aspects are considered. The importance of a competent approach in modern vocational education is emphasized, which facilitates the transition from orientation towards reproduction of knowledge to its practical application; on such a concept as professional development. Examples of professional training of future skilled workers in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are provided. The author outlines the general-didactic and specific principles of professional training. Among the peculiarities of the development of vocational education in foreign countries the development of communicative technologies is identified, the goals of communication and informatization development are determined. Information and communication products and services are considered necessary for the life of society. The main driving force behind the changes taking place in the business environment is human apital, its knowledge, skills, motivation, readiness for change, and innovative thinking. The conclusion is made about rethinking the role of training and personnel development processes to ensure sustainable development of the enterprise. In particular, the author considers the worker as a "training client", which has its own needs, preferences, and its vision of what is happening.

The Belt and Road Initiative and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Kenya: The Kenya-China TVET Project

This study explores the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on improving vocational education quality and employment rates in Kenya through a collaborative educational program known as the Kenya-China Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) project. The opinions and narratives of teachers and students with vibrant knowledge of the project were analyzed through the theoretical lenses of globalization and vocationalism. The results show that the Kenya-China TVET Project has improved Kenyan TVET classrooms with modern equipment to meet industrial standards and allowed essential skills to be developed through various collaborative opportunities with Chinese corporations. Despite minor challenges and obstacles, early evidence suggests benefits brought by the project including increased self-employment, a growth in Kenya’s manufacturing, and more mutual understanding between the two countries.

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING MODEL OF THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING TEACHER

The psychological and pedagogical training model of the professional education training teacher consists of such blocks as target, conceptual, informative, procedural and efficient. The central element of the psychological and pedagogical training model of the professional education training teacher is the interaction of the student and teacher based on transparency, participatibility and collaboration. The proposed techno-logization of the psychological and pedagogical training of the professional education training teacher in institutions of higher education will contribute to its constant updating and improvement in order to improve the quality of vocational education. Modern information technologies of training project the role of the professional education training teacher as a tutor, facilitator, coach, mentor, moderator, educator, master, etc.

Self-improvement is the main factor in the success of a family doctor practice

The family doctor’s profession is hard, tense and not always pleasant. The doctor does not know rest, no repose. He has no holidays, no weekend days. From the morning until late at night, and often all over the night, the doctor is among the suffering people.The quality of vocational training depends not so much on the congenital (type of nervous system, memory, etc.) as on the qualities acquired, such as general development, memory, humanism, charity, mastering of medical knowledge while studying at a university, etc.At the same time, the doctor must own the entire range of medical knowledge, be a cultured, educated intellectual, erudite in all spheres of human life.A creative physician must constantly engage in self-improvement with the aim to acquire professional experience, deep theoretical knowledge and practical skills using all available methods.

Significance and challenges of computer assisted education programs in the UAE: A case study of higher learning and vocational education

Due to the ever increasing demands for highly skilled workforce in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the government has focused on promoting vocational education for inculcating technical and professional skills in the young Emiratis. Currently, the UAE provides a lot of educational services to its young citizens from kindergarten to higher education level. Similar efforts are being made to achieve good quality vocational education, yet the rate of uptake in technical vocational education and training (TVET) is relatively low in UAE. To meet the shortcomings in the present approach to promote TVET in UAE, the government has made efforts by introducing computer assisted education programs. The present review article will evaluate the need for integrating computer aided learning methods to the vocational and higher education systems and the challenges faced on its implementation in UAE. The main aim of the paper is to present that whether or not computer aided learning programs help the students in vocational learning and to highlight the shortcomings of these systems in achieving the intended purpose. On reviewing the surrounding literature, it was found that, fundamentally, the advantages offered by TVET and computer-based learning are commercial in nature. Nevertheless, they assist in providing societal improvements as a whole by rendering good quality of learning to students, alleviating unemployment and nurturing lifelong learning among the citizens of UAE, thus ensuring self-sufficiency in them.

A study of the impact of cooperation between vocational high school and industries in Malang City

Education is a basic strategy in developing potential human resources and empowering unprivileged individuals to get life skills and knowledge which are recognized engines of economic growth and social development in any nation. TVET holds the master key for achieving this growth because it is driven by wheels of training skilled and entrepreneurial workforce needed in workplace. Also the strength and success of TVET lie in nature of their cooperation with industries. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the linkage between vocational high school (SMK) and industries in the field of information technology in Malang City. Quantitative design with descriptive approach in four (4) public vocational high schools selected with simple random sampling method with 32 participants. School management and Information Technology teachers are as the subject. The study findings showed that cooperation between vocational high schools with industries has great impact on the quality of vocational education as seen in the strong positive relationship. The study also revealed that various challenges of attaining quality vocational education in Malang. Still, the study revealed that common cooperation type that exist between SMK with industry is mainly Internship placement and job recruitment, on-job training with no significant cooperation in infrastructure.

Vocational Training of Future Agricultural Specialists: European Experience

AbstractThe article focuses on vocational training of future agricultural specialists in the context of European experience. Thus, theoretical framework of the research has been thoroughly justified. It includes the prominent documents of European authorities such as the Charter of European Agricultural Education, CAP context indicators for 2014–2020, European Parliament’s publications, Eurostat statistics such glossary of farmers training level terms, as well as respected researches of many European scholars (A. Miceli, A. Moore, M. Mulder et al.). It has been found that European approach to organizing vocational training of future agricultural specialists is rather multiaspect and strives to fulfill educational needs of majority of learners, namely, through practical agricultural training, basic agricultural training and full-time agricultural trainings. It has been clarified that more and more young people realize the importance of the agricultural sector to the overall prosperity of the European Union; therefore they seek quality vocational training based on relevant vocational schools. It has been stated that European Union constantly develops various strategies for developing the agricultural sector, in particular through enhancing quality of future agricultural specialists’ vocational training. It has been defined that despite the fact that low incomes, certain risks, uncertainties in an economic environment due to globalization processes may somehow discourage younger generations to pursue career in agriculture, the CA implements different mechanisms for sustaining stable development of agricultural education. It has been specified that such countries as France and Germany regularly update the content of agricultural education so that it takes into account the trends in vocational training of future agricultural specialists opportunity and allows applying the most advanced teaching technologies, promoting knowledge significance, widening access to all levels of education, implementing a system of lifelong learning, individualizing agricultural education. It has been outlined that the prospects for further studies are seen in studying the most important aspects in the legal framework of the agricultural education system in innovative experience of European countries, the USA, Canada, Australia, etc.

ТРУДОВА МІГРАЦІЯ ЯК ЧИННИК ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЇ РИНКУ ПРАЦІ

The article presents the study results of the labor migration impact on the social and economic development of Ukraine. The purpose of the study is to identify the opportunities and threats associated with labor migration and to formulate mechanisms that will facilitate the integration of the domestic labor market into the EU labor market. The study was conducted through the processing of the Ukrainian legislation, as well as international conventions of other normative acts, scientific publications on labor relations and migration, data of state statistics. As a result of the study, the reasons for the intensification of labor migration, the main areas of employment of the Ukrainians abroad are determined. The research showed that the main reason for labor migration is the lack of jobs and low wages. The common risks of migrant workers labor and social rights violation, such as informal employment, discrimination in wages, etc. are analyzed. The research identified opportunities and threats for migrants and society caused by the labor migration. More over, working abroad allows an individual not only to improve the financial position, but also to get new knowledge anf obtain professional skills, thus, increasing his own value in the labor market. The labor and social rights protection mechanism of the Ukrainians working abroad is offered. Further wage level increase, the development of small and medium-sized businesses, and the vocational training quality improvement will contribute to minimizing the possible negative consequences of labor migration for the society. The implementation of the mechanisms proposed in the article will contribute to the integration of the Ukrainian labor market into the EU’s single labor market, allowing Ukrainian citizens to equal successfully realization of their professional and career ambitions both in their own country and abroad.

Активизация познавательной деятельности обучающихся средствами информационной образовательной среды

The article substantiates the necessity and expediency of using the resources of the information and educational environment for activating the cognitive activity of students in the university. The theoretical description of the essence of activation of cognitive activity is given, the sequence of formation of cognitive interest in the learner is presented, the requirements to the activation of the educational process in higher education are systematized. The criteria for the selection of resources and means of the information and educational environment, which are appropriate to use for the preparation of future teachers of vocational training, are proposed. Specific types of resources of the information and educational environment that can be effectively used at the stages of formation of the reproducing, interpreting and creative activity of students are presented and disclosed. The results of experimental work on the use of resources and means of the information and educational environment for activating cognitive activity in the direction of training are described. 43.03.04 Vocational training (by branches), the effectiveness of using such resources for improving the quality of vocational training of future teachers of vocational training is proved.

APPRENTICESHIP VOCATIONAL TEACHERS MANAGEMENT

The focus of the study is to analyze the vocational school productive teacher apprenticeship of motorcycle engineering skill package based on partnership at the Learning Center of PT. Daya Adicipta Motora (DAM) and Astra Honda Authorized Service Station (AHASS) that consists of policies, activities, funding, and monitoring and evaluation support. The purpose of this study is to describe support of policies, activities, funding, monitoring and evaluation and it can formulate hypothetical model of teacher apprenticeship. The position and importance of teacher apprenticeship are to improve teacher professionalism, the relevance, and the quality of vocational education. The research method used is a case study. Data are collected through interview, observation and documentation. Analysis of data is through data reduction, data presentation, conclusion withdrawal, and verification. The result shows: policy support of teacher apprenticeship is explicitly not available because it still refers to policy of students industrial practices; activities of teacher apprenticeship must be planned carefully; the financing of teacher apprenticeship is obtained from APBN/APBD, society, business world, and industry world; the operational finance is from vocational school; the finance of teacher apprenticeship implementation is borne by business and industry world, and monitoring and evaluation of teacher apprenticeship are conducted by PT. DAM /AHASS through pretest and posttest. Recommendation: Teacher apprenticeship needs determination of policy support from stakeholders, in order to improve the teacher professionalism

REVIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE CHINESE SCIENTIST ON THE DEFINITION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS IN CHINA

The qualified education is a base of the economic development of the country. Under the conditions of the intensive globalization and internationalization, computerization of manufacturing, the rapid development of the latest technologies there is a need for a high quality vocational training of the masters on the foreign language and Applied Linguistics. According to our study one of the main aims is the research about the development of the Applied Linguistics in China, the description of the term Chinese scientists use in their papers. Thus the main aims of the paper are: to present the terms and definitions of Applied Linguistics the Chinese researches use in their studies; the illustration of the peculiarities of Applied Linguistics as a science in China; the description of the tasks the Chinese linguists face with. Scientists engaged in Applied Linguistics in China must simultaneously develop science and at the same time pay attention to the benefits this science brings to society. Linguistics in China is developing in 3 directions: teaching of the Chinese language, the development of the languages of the national minorities and teaching foreign language. There can be distinguished main tasks the linguists in China face with: the development of theoretical problems – starting with a systematic approach; the studying of the patterns of education and use of linguistics; teaching Applied Linguistics in order to increase the level of linguistic preparation of students; the research of the various tools for the compilation of the dictionaries in accordance to the requirements of the society. Today, language policy and linguistic science are the part of the political, economic and social changes, which help to improve the image of China abroad. Foreign (first of all Chinese) and Ukrainian scientists in different ways interpret the concept of Applied Linguistics, and that is why not in the same way outline the scope of the research of this science. Because of the varying ways to outline the subject specificity of Applied Linguistics, resume that it leads to differences in the substantiation of the conceptual, structural, content, organizational and pedagogical principles of the professional training of the masters of foreign languages and Applied Linguistics.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CDIO APPROACH TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE SYSTEM OF TRAINING FUTURE ECONOMISTS AND MANAGERS

Conceptual frameworks and principles of CDIO approach in the context of modernization of engineering education are considered. The correspondence between CDIO approaches to the description of learning outcomes and competency-based approach is analyzed. The direction of the implementation of CDIO approach for other specialties is specified. The possibilities of design of interdisciplinary educational programmes are considered. Approaches of the using of CDIO in economics and management education are considered.By studying the research of foreign authors, we have found several attempts to adapt the CDIO approach to the needs of economic education. The common motive for such activities, which researchers emphasize, is to enhance the relevance of economic education in the context of further professional activities and to improve the quality of vocational training through the development of design skills and general competencies related, inter alia, to project management, work in multidisciplinary teams, communication and collaboration . The difficulties encountered by the researchers include the low level of knowledge of teachers and the management of OHS about the possibilities of the CDIO approach, which complicates the implementation process. Overcoming this is possible through the organization of joint projects for students of different specialties, trainings and internships for teachers of non-engineering specialties.

ADAPTATIONAL STAGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATION OF STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITIES

Introduction. The system of the Russian education needs highquality education of future teachers. Future teachers should be familiar with age and psychophysiological features of children, be ready to changes, non-standard labour actions, and be able to make independent decisions and to take responsibility for them. It is possible to provide formation of such qualities among modern teachers only through successful social adaptation of young specialists. The aim of this article is to present the authors’ program directed on the assessment of degree of students’ adaptation to pedagogical activity in the system of professional socialization. Methodology and research methods . The leading methodological approach to the study of this problem is the personality-oriented approach that enables to develop the monitoring toolkit to reveal the formation of most important professional qualities of students. The methods of the analysis and synthesis of the scientific publications and directive documents on the discussed problem were applied. Questioning, testing, mathematical-statistical methods of processing of the monitoring results were used when designing and approbation of the authors’ program. Scientific novelty and results . The concept “professional socialization” is defined; the constructive nature of professional socialization of students of pedagogical high school is disclosed. Under the stage of the first-year students’ adaptation, students are considered as subjects who plan, organize, direct and correct own activities in the course of preparation for learning. The methodology for organization of monitoring of professional socialization of students of pedagogical university is described. The methodology described includes the following three components: ideological, operational, behavioral adaptation. The criteria of professional socialization efficiency are highlighted: motivational and evaluative, cognitive, emotional and volitional, creative-activity; the criteria characteristics and compliance indicators are given. The pilot testing on approbation of the authors’ methodology was carried out at the Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical University (today the Southern Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University) in the period 2013–2016; the results of the work are presented in this publication. Practical significance . Developed diagnostic toolkit enables to assess on a timely basis the level of social adaptation of future teachers, to identify the ways of increasing the quality of vocational training. The materials of the research could be useful for specialists who are engaged in the process of students’ adaptation to university environment; for leaders and managers of educational institutions; for teachers, lecturers and students themselves.

Do Technological and Vocational High Schools Differentiate between Male and Female Teachers?

High Quality Vocational education is one way to create skilled and professional human resources. In the implementation of teaching and learning process there are many components that are very important one of them is the educator (teacher), where through the quality of teachers materials are expected to be well absorbed by students. Teachers generally consist of male and female teachers where in this era of teacher globalization teachers in vocational schools are not only dominated by male teachers, there are many women who serve as educators in unlimited vocational schools by selected majors. But the polemic is the issue of gender inequality that has been the subject of talks in various countries since 1979. Gender bias in education is the educational reality that benefits certain sexes, leading to gender inequality in which various forms of gender inequality occur in different regions. Female teachers in technology and engineering as a minority are deemed incompetent in understanding vocational materials and are deemed less able in the application of school practices than male teachers. But at this point it can be observed that the large number of female teachers who enter the world of teaching skills in vocational schools in Indonesia. Therefore, this research was conducted to find out the extent of gender differences in the influence of teaching styles on the learning process in SMK with the concentration of technique and technique. This research is planned to be implemented in a vocational high school in Indonesia with concentration of Department of Engineering and Technology which include the use of qualitative research collecting research data by using interview and survey technique