Vocational Training Schools Research Articles

Evaluating the technical activities of vocational education schools in the city of Baghdad

تعد التربية إحدى الوسائل التي تهتم في إعداد وتطوير شخصية الفرد من جميع النواحي، وان التربية تخضع للتطور من خلال التقدم العلمي والتقني الحاصل في العالم والذي يؤثر بالتالي على التربية وتحقيق تطلعاتها نحو المستقبل. وتعتبر التربية الفنية إحدى أجزاء التربية وتؤكد وتساعد على تحقيق تطلعات التربية ،فهي تنمي شخصية المتعلم من الناحية العلمية والمهارية والوجدانية وذلك من خلال ربط التربية بالفن ،حيث إن فلسفة التربية الفنية هي التربية من خلال الفن لذا فان الفن يعتبر جزء من العملية التربوية ووسيلة من وسائل التعبير وتحقيق أهداف التربية بصورة عامة والتربية الفنية بصورة خاصة "حيث إن الفن هو وسيلة تنقل عن طريقة الأفكار والأحاسيس الخاصة بالفنان إلى المتلقي بحيث يستطيع إن يحس بهذه التجربة التي لولا الفنان لما استطاع الإحساس بها "

References on innovative methodologies for adult training

This article shows the result of an international project from the European Commission, and it aimed to analyse 30 cases of effective European entities in the field of adult education, from Poland, Spain, Finland and Italy. The objective was to collect the best strategies that generate good employment and social inclusion results. The research analyses the methodologies of official educational corporations, such as vocational training centres and schools for adults; and for the first time, the research addresses the training carried out by companies. The methodology focuses on case studies, using the observation list as the main instrument. The sample is an intentional selection of entities with important training activities in different industrial sectors and positively impacting employment. The findings highlight relevant strategies, such as the importance of the educational scenario, the development of new personal and social skills, a flexible, individualised, and attractive approach in the teaching scope, and the importance of practical learning. Among the findings, new training paths are observed within the labour context, with innovative and revolutionary practices for the traditional school. The results also impact teacher training and education science faculties, that can incorporate new educational methodologies, with proven success in the labour market.

Principal's Managerial Performance to Improve Quality of Education at Vocational High School

This study discusses the importance of principal management in efforts to improve the quality of education in vocational high schools, given the importance of the role of school principals where all policies are oriented towards improving the quality of education. Based on these objectives, a research design was then chosen using a quantitative design. The subject used in this study consisted of three groups, namely vice principals, education staff, and students. The instrument used was a questionnaire used to measure the managerial skills of school principals which consisted of three aspects including the innovator aspect consisting of four indicators, the motivator consisting of seven indicators, and the supervisor consisting of three indicators. The empirical methodology used in practical descriptive analysis represents trends and variations in data such as mean, median, and mode), which are very useful for explaining research data. Descriptive statistical analysis assisted by the SPSS program. The results of the study found that school principals had been able to improve the quality of education in vocational schools based on the innovator aspect with the highest average of 29.40 (Std. Dev 20.28), motivators with the highest average of 49.00 (Std. Dev 38.33), and supervisors with the highest average of 49.00 (Std. Dev 37.59).

Exploration on the New Mode of Ideological and Political Education in the Deep Integration Course of Environmental Engineering Specialty Education in Higher Vocational Schools

Exploration on the New Mode of Ideological and Political Education in the Deep Integration Course of Environmental Engineering Specialty Education in Higher Vocational Schools

Integration of Vocational Education and Training in Public Secondary Schools: A Study of Nzega Town Council, Tabora Region, Tanzania

Integration of Vocational Education and Training in Public Secondary Schools: A Study of Nzega Town Council, Tabora Region, Tanzania

Research on the Problems and Countermeasures of Vocational Education School Enterprise Cooperation from the Perspective of Network Governance

Currently, vocational education in China is in an important turning point of improving quality and excellence, and building a modern vocational education system is an urgent task facing vocational education. At present, there are still problems in vocational education in terms of school enterprise cooperation, such as insufficient embedding and sustainability of cooperation, insufficient motivation for cooperation entities to participate, lack of government governance mechanisms, and lack of industry supervision and quality evaluation. The cooperative entities between schools and enterprises usually have the characteristics of diversity and heterogeneity, and also involve relevant cooperative entities in interest distribution, gaming, coordination, and balance. This provides the following reference for the network governance of vocational education school enterprise cooperation: firstly, play the leading and governance functions of the government, optimize the network governance structure, and establish a long-term operating mechanism; The second is to strengthen goal orientation, pay attention to the development needs of all parties, and stimulate the motivation of subject participation; The third is to improve the quality supervision and performance evaluation system, establish and improve a diversified organizational structure, and ensure the quality of school enterprise cooperation.

The Effect of Chinese Coastal Areas Cosmetology Students' Major Selection Motivation on Career Decision Making and Major Satisfaction

Education is very important for cultivating personal ability and humanity, but choosing a major that suits the individual will improve learning ability and point out a specific direction for determining the future. In order to grasp the correlation and influence among Chinese Cosmetology students’ Major Selection Motivation, Career Decision Making and Major Satisfaction, this study used the survey conducted by WeChat and Wenjuanxing program from June 25 to July 25, 2022. A total of 180 copies were used for final analysis. Data analysis was conducted via SPSSWIN 21.0 with frequency analysis and factor analysis to test validity. Reliability was assessed by Cronbach‘s coefficient. Descriptive statistics analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were also conducted. The results of the study were as follows: female (gender), The 19-20 years old (age), higher vocational school (education), 1st grade (grade), skin care (major) . It shows the relationship between Major Selection Motivation, Career Decision Making and major Satisfaction had a positive (+) correlation. It also can be seen that the economic motivation factor of the Major Selection Motivation has a very high effect on the career plan and the career confidence factor of the career decision making . Based on the findings of the study, the personal motivation, economic motivation and social motivation of major selection motivation have a very high effect on all factors. The study found that the economic motivation of major selection motivation has the greatest impact on the career plan factor of career decision making and the social identity factor of major satisfaction. Therefore, cosmetology students recognize the importance of establishing career planning and social awareness in the career guidance and counseling process.

Kształcenie zawodowe w pandemii Covid-19: problemy i rekomendacje

Introduction : The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the teaching and functioning of schools at every stage of education. New challenges, difficulties, problems and experiences have appeared, which particularly affected vocational schools due to the way practical training could be implemented. Research Aim : The purpose of the study was to show how vocational schools, headmasters, and vocational teachers coped with their tasks during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the quality of vocational education changed. Method: Qualitative strategy – factual interview with elements of conceptual interview. Results : The research revealed the complications experienced by headmasters and teachers in teaching theoretical and practical vocational subjects, organizing internships and vocational exams, as well as their ways of coping with difficulties. Conclusion : Remote education in vocational schools requires both financial and systemic support; in particular, the availability of right hardware and software, training, funds to recruit educators teaching vocational subjects, as well as cooperation with employers as integral part of vocational education.

Effects of recreational therapy on emotional adjustment of students with intellectual disabilities

Emotional adjustment behaviours of individuals with mild intellectual disabilities were not adequately measured after a therapeutic recreation intervention. This qualitative experimental research aimed to determine the effect of a recreational therapy programme on the emotional adjustment of individuals with intellectual disabilities at Meram Melike Hatun Special Education Vocational School in Konya, Turkey between March 2019 and May 2019. Thirty-four parents of students with intellectual disabilities were recruited. The participating parents were allocated to an experimental group (n=17) or a control group (n=17). Demographic characteristics of the participants were collected with a personal information form developed based on relevant literature. The Hacettepe Emotional Adjustment Scale (HEAS) was used to collect emotional adjustment data. A pretest–post-test experimental design was used. Therapeutic recreation was applied in 16 sessions as 2 sessions per week, presented by the researchers and each lasting about 1 hour. No significant difference was found between the post-test HEAS total and sub-dimension mean scores in the experimental and control groups (p>0.05). HEAS measurements in the experimental and control groups revealed no significant difference in total and sub-dimension scores (p>0.05). Our study suggests that implementing therapeutic recreation activities in 16 sessions is insufficient, with longer-term programmes required to solve problems of emotional adjustment.

Successfully Implementing Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programmes in Secondary Schools

Technical and vocational education and training (TVET) plays a critical role in developing essential labour market skills. While the original goal of TVET, which is still prominent today, was to prepare youth to enter the workforce by training them to be work ready, the global technological revolution and innovations in science and technology demands higher levels of education and technological skills for the 21st century. TVET has evolved to meet the needs of industry and countries. Strengthening technical and vocational education at the secondary education level provides a wider transformational vision for students to have the opportunity to gain these skills. There are challenges, which are more prevalent in some countries than others. For example, perception and participation in TVET has traditionally been stigmatized in favour of white-collar jobs. Additional challenges include contemporary curriculum and facilities, training and development of staff, and financial strains, which many developing nations have. This article sets out to provide information and guidance on the implementation of TVET programmes and focuses on: strong or emerging global TVET practice, with a focus on the secondary school sector; key features of successful practice, in order to extract the most relevant lessons; and the most common global challenges in developing successful TVET programmes, and how these can be addressed. While the article focuses on secondary education it contextualises this within the wider TVET and vocational education systems.

Job Satisfaction among Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Schools Employees in Kathmandu

Job satisfaction is important for employees’ well-being and organizational performance for occupations such as instructors and administrative staffs of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) school. In this context, this study explored the level of TVET school employees' job satisfaction and relationship among the factors of job satisfaction: pay, incentives and benefit, work itself, working environment, supervision and recognition among the sampled employees of CTEVT constituted TVET Schools using quantitative method. The SPSS was used for the data analysis of the study. The results of overall job satisfaction of the TVET employees showed moderate level. However, the relationship among factors of job satisfaction was measured positive. This implies that one factor positively influences the other factor of job satisfaction. Based on these finding, this study implicates to the policy maker with the evidence of job satisfaction which contributes to increase job satisfaction of the employees. The findings of this study may draw the interest of the future researchers who want to explore the underlying causes of differences at the level of job satisfaction and influencing factors among TVET school employees.

Türkiye’de Orta Öğretim Düzeyinde Mesleki Eğitim ve Yerel Düzeyde Yapılanmanın Uygulanabilirliği

Starting from the 2012-2013 school year, the mandatory education has been extended to 12 years in Turkey. With this policy, students prefer attending general high schools rather than vocational high schools. Even though the companies are in need of young entry-level professionals, the university graduates suffer from unemployment. Due to the lack of financial support the vocational high school education is not able to provide enough graduates for the labor market. This situation causes families and students to have a negative perception towards vocational education. Vocational education needs a local level structure that is congruent with the demands of the educational sector. What is necessary for structuring at the local level is; Circular No. 2016/21 dated 22.11.2016 has been determined in the Vocational and Technical Education School Administrative Board. Provincial Vocational Education Boards were established by Law No. 3308. The Ministry of National Education should strengthen the local level by delegating authority to these boards. As in the education systems of Finland, South Korea and Germany which are examined in this research, the Ministry of National Education can audit these authorities. With Law No. 5508, incentives are given to schools in the industrial zones and students in private vocational high schools. With the same law, private vocational training centers can be opened. Localization of vocational education will contribute to the increase in sector investments at the regional level with the effect of incentives.

Comparing Public-Private Partnership of Vocational Education and Training Schools and Centres of Competence in Kosovo

<p style="text-align: justify;">Kosovo's education system has two different vocational education and training schools: professional schools and centres of competence. The local authorities-municipal directorates of education manage the professional schools, while the centres of competence are managed at the national level by agency for vocational education and training and adult education (AVETAE), operating under the Ministry of Education. This paper compares the collaboration between public schools, centres of competence, and private businesses. For this research, we used the mixed research methodology by interviewing coordinators of career centres from two professional schools and two centres of competence, and four managers of different firms. The research included a questionnaire filled by teachers from both institutions, prepared using the Likert scale. We analysed the data from this research to identify the differences in how those institutions develop partnerships with private businesses to secure better internship opportunities for their students. The study will provide data about the sustainability of cooperation between these two institutions in the creation of employment opportunities for their graduates. The outcomes will help professional schools and centres of competence to improve their cooperation with the labour market. It will help the career centre coordinators and business owners to create new job opportunities for development.</p>

Sıvı Solucan Gübresinin Değişik Marul Çeşitlerinin Kalite Özelliklerine Etkisi

The experiment was conducted in one of the unheated plastic polyethylene (PE) greenhouses of Ege University- Bayındır Vocational Training School -TURKİYE during the winter-early spring of 2019-2020. The goal of the trial was to evaluate the effects of liquid vermicompost (LVC) on Iceberg (Head salad) and Lolo rosso (Lactuca sativa) lettuce in a floating hydroponic system. Two types of growing pools were used as the growing media, one was made of galvanized steel and the other plastic polyethylene. Both pools were covered with a polyethylene at a height of 1 meter from the ground. Lettuce seedlings were transplanted into pools filled with water and a week later Liquid Vermicompost (LVC) and Hoagland Nutrient Solution (HNS) were added to the growing media according to the treatments. The trial was set up in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with 3 treatments and 3 replications in both of the lettuce varieties. 1. Application: HNS +LVC; 2. Application (HNS); 3. Application (LVC). Lettuce leaves were harvested 84 days after the LVC and HNS applications and prepared for analysis. In this research, in order to determine the impact of liquid vermicompost on Iceberg and Lolo rosso lettuce varieties total yield, marketable yield, the number of leaves discarded, root length and root weights were determined after harvested plants. In both of the lettuce varieties, results indicated that the highest marketable yields were obtained in the first treatment (HNS+LVC). The highest root length and root weight were also determined in the first treatment. It can be concluded that adding liquid vermicompost (100 ml / 100 L water ratio) to the growing solutions of Iceberg (Head lettuce) and Lolo rosso (Lactuca sativa) lettuce varieties, high performances can be obtained.

ESD in school: Understanding French-speaking Swiss pupils’ representations of sustainability

In the context of the Anthropocene, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is crucial to educate the next generation. However, it has long been neglected in curricula. In this study, we were interested in knowing pupils’ representations of sustainability. In this regards, 219 French-speaking Swiss pupils in compulsory school filled out an online survey. The preliminary results distinguished three groups of pupils characterised by their knowledge, attitudes and visions of the future in a sustainability perspective. Moreover, our results reveal that pupils from poorer backgrounds and in a vocational training school path were more passive towards sustainability. Finally, they understand and are practising eco-gestures, but do not understand what sustainability is. These findings legitimise the need to implement an ESD in classrooms with the aim of empowers learners with knowledge, “savoir-être” and “savoir-faire” to act for societal and environmental transformation.

An Examination of the Relationship between Human Capital Types and Employability Perceptions: A Sample of a Foundation Vocational School

As a correlational survey study using prediction design, this study focuses on the relationship between human capital types and employability perceptions based on the opinions of foundation vocational school students. The target population of the study consists of the students of the health vocational school of a foundation university operating in Istanbul in the 2018–2019 academic year. The sample consisted of 450 students. Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis techniques were conducted for the data analysis. The findings revealed that there were moderate level significant relationships between human capital types and employability self-perceptions of students. Social capital, labor market readiness and psychological capital are significant predictors of employability. While perceptions of students about human capital did not differ by class level, their perceptions of employability did. The psychological capital perceptions and employability perceptions of students who were working were found to be higher than those who were not. Furthermore, as students’ family income levels rose, their expectations about the prospective income when participating in labor force were found to increase correspondingly. As a result, this study revealed a relationship between human capital and employability. However, vocational school education was not found to sufficiently create the expected level of human capital among students, and students’ perceptions of employability were found to be influenced by non-educational variables, such as family income and being currently employed.

Impetus, Policies and Education Law of School-Enterprise Cooperation in Vocational Education in China

Vocational education school-enterprise cooperation is a cooperative activity between vocational colleges and enterprises to improve the quality and efficiency of vocational school education or vocational training in terms of joint training, cooperative research, building institutions together and sharing resources. With the joint efforts of relevant stakeholders such as governments at all levels, various types of schools and enterprises, the system and mechanism of vocational education school-enterprise cooperation in China have made continuous breakthroughs and innovations. However, the effect of vocational education school-enterprise cooperation needs to be further improved. This paper analyzes the impetus of school-enterprise cooperation in vocational education in China and introduces the policy and legal system of school-enterprise cooperation. Suggestions for implementing school-enterprise cooperation are given. The analysis shows that there is uncertainty about the costs, benefits and risks of enterprises' participation in school-enterprise cooperation. It should start from strengthening the system of school-enterprise cooperation.

Vocational guidance in general and vocational education schools in Germany: The relevance of informed choice for successful vocational education and the legacy of Aloys Fischer

Abstract This paper aims to reflect Fischer's ideas on vocational orientation and vocational choice as fundamental prerequisites for vocational education in the current German system of vocational guidance in general and vocational education schools. A special focus is placed on Fischer's view on the relevance of informed choice when choosing an occupation. In a first step, the reader will be introduced to the philosophical basis of German vocational guidance, namely, Beruf and self-knowledge, as it is the foundation for understanding Aloys Fischer's thinking on vocational guidance. In a second step, key points of Aloys Fischer's paper ‘Vocational Guidance and Vocational Counsellors’ (1920) that relate to the issue of informed choice will be presented. Finally, as Aloys Fischer's ideas are reflected in vocational guidance in general and vocational education schools in Germany, the paper provides a brief discussion of informed choice—Fischer's central topic—from the author's German and contemporary perspective.

The Effect of the Phenomenon of Phubbing on the Organizational Behavior of Administrators Working in Vocational Education Schools in The Light of the Variables of Appreciation and Provision of Attention to Employees

The aim of this research is to identify the effect of the phenomenon of Phubbing on the organizational behavior of administrators working in vocational schools in the light of the variables of appreciation and Provision of Attention to Employees. The research community consisted of (45) administrators, who were selected in a stratified random manner. The descriptive survey method was used in the current research. To achieve the objectives of the research, a questionnaire was developed, and its validity and reliability were confirmed. The results showed that the effect of the phenomenon of Phubbing on the organizational behavior of administrators working in vocational education schools in the light of the variables of appreciation and concern for workers was medium. The results of the research also showed that there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05) according to the gender variable in favor of the male category. And there were no statistically significant differences according to the educational qualification variable, and there were no statistically significant differences according to the years of experience variable. In light of these results, the research recommended that the administrations of vocational education schools attach great importance to organizational behavior And work on treating it and alleviating the obstacles it faces and trying to tackle the phenomenon of Phubbing, So that it works to stimulate conducting studies and research from time to time to find out the effects of this phenomenon on organizational behavior in various circumstances and organizational variables in the educational administrative environment.

Vocational education teachers' usage of the E-learning methods in Jordan

Online learning was mandatory and only available option during COVID-19 outbreak. One of challenging in online learning is vocational Education. The current study aims to analysis the current use of e-learning in vocational education in schools at the south of Jordan. The study design is cross-sectional survey study. The survey includes assessment of teachers’ skills, and schools’ readiness. The instrument was validating. A total of 118 teachers were participated in the study. There were moderate-high levels of teachers’ skills in using online learning in vocational education. The level of teachers’ skills was related to the level of education, and years of experience. The main challenges in online vocational education were at the used e-learning systems, and limitations in online facilities. The study provides a set of recommendations to improve Vocational Education. In conclusion, the online learning was suitable in vocational education at the school education levels.
 
 Keywords: e-learning methods; teaching vocational; Vocational teachers; COVID-19; school education