Analysis of Factors that Influenced the Participation Rates in Upper-secondary Vocational Schools in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjun Huang ◽  
◽  
Ye Zhang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Upper Secondary

Vocational education and training has been treated as a good pathway to smoothly promote youth from school to the workplace. However, for many reasons, the vocational education in Asian countries is not as popular as general education, and the participation rate in vocational schools is normally lower than it is in general schools. This paper builds a theoretical model about the factors that influence the participation rate in Chinese upper-secondary vocational schools and explains the possible related indicators through a regression analysis method. The results show that the most positive factor is related to the number of male students in vocational schools, followed by the number of female vocational teachers. Other staff in vocational schools also have a positive effect, while the youth unemployment rate and the number of men vocational teachers both have negative relationships with the participation rate. In China, it is possible to improve the rates of new entrants into vocational schools from the aspects of the gender issues, the training methods for vocational teachers, and the social recognition of vocational education.ract is compulsory. First sentence describes the nature or the background information on the field of study. Subsequent sentences provide the problem statement or objectives and scope of the research. Next sentences explain the methods and materials used in the work. Main results and important findings are then highlighted. Finally, a summary of conclusions is put forth. Length of abstract can be proportional to the length of the article.

scholarly journals Vietnamese Students’ Perception and Loyalty towards an Image of Vocational Education and Training

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-238
Author(s):  
Vi Hoang Dang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Students ◽  
Upper Secondary School ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
And Training

Stakeholders’ perceptions towards a career in vocational education and training (VET) in Vietnam negate the country’s industrial development plan. During the last 15 years, the Vietnamese Governments investment in to the sector increased annually. However, parents and their children still pursue the goal of higher education via the mainstream rather than a career path way using the vocational education and training system. Although stereotypical views of vocational students are being challenged, Confucian ideology maintains some influence over stakeholders’ educational decisions leading to the sustained popularity of higher education. This study explores the perceptions of students on the image of and their loyalty towards vocational education and training. A sample of 300 lower secondary school, 300 upper secondary school, and 300 vocational students was drawn from across the Northern and Southern regions of Vietnam. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data and mean analysis conducted to explore the data. The findings indicate that agreement with statements about facilities and equipment, teacher’s ability, curriculum, and soft skills are the clearest indicators of enhanced perceptions about the image of vocational education and training. Encouragement from parents appears most influential to positively affecting lower secondary students’ loyalty. Unexpected was that vocational students had less interesting continuing in vocational education and training compared to lower and upper secondary school students inclination towards a career in VET. First-hand experience seemingly leads to diminished perceptions and loyalty towards vocational education.

scholarly journals The general technological competency model for vocational teachers in Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-588
Author(s):  
Zaure Shagataeva ◽  
Yernazar Kaspaevich Sarbassov ◽  
Erkegul Seminar ◽  
Marianna Amangeldyevna Sydykbekova ◽  
Ardak Tolegenovna Kydyrbaeva
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Training System ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Technological Competency ◽  
And Training

Like in many Global South countries, the vocational education and training system in Kazakhstan has some weaknesses, including low-competent educators poorly applying digital technologies in their instructional repertoire, which highlights the need for motivating teachers towards incorporating technologies representing students' everyday life in the educational process. Meanwhile, there are no practically applicable competency frameworks for Kazakhstani vocational teachers to date. This paper aimed to gather students’ opinions on which skills are more or less important for vocational educators to outline a technological competency framework for Kazakhstani vocational teachers based on Digital Competency Profiler, with content validity tested by five experts. A set of nineteen items measured on a five-point Likert scale, organized into technical, communicational, informational, and epistemological domains, was uploaded to an online survey platform and distributed among Master degree students enrolled in vocational programs in Kazakhstan. Based on survey data, the construct validity of the model was assessed by confirmatory factor analysis, which yielded high entire reliability and internal consistency. The learners assigned importance to all the four domains. However, they estimated vocational teacher’s ability to utilize productivity tracking tools as almost futile, which allegedly indicates the surveyees’ insufficient awareness about those applications and their purposes. Generally, the participants tend to prioritize vocational educators’ capacities to process mathematical computations, visualize numerical data, and operate with electronic text files and projectors, as well as their readiness for effective communication through messengers and electronic mail. The framework that emerged from this research can be used as a blueprint for synchronizing and improving educational programs in Kazakhstan.   Keywords: education; survey; technology; ICT; vocational education and training.

Accreditation and Assessment in Vocational Education and Training

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Stanley
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Traditional Assessment ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
And Training

Vocational education and training has emerged from traditional industry and technical training into a vigorous post-compulsory education sector focused on satisfying the ever-changing demands of today’s employers. This chapter considers issues around the accreditation and regulation of providers and the assessment and certification of outcomes. Quality and comparability of outcomes has been a common concern for regulatory regimes. The front-end emphasis of training assessors and the requirement for workplace assessment contexts is designed to align with employer needs. However there are legitimate concerns about the consistency of judgments. Competency based assessment (CBA) has been the dominant assessment model and contrasts with the traditional assessment approach in general education. However the more recent standards-referenced assessment movement in the latter sector suggests ways in which assessment approaches are converging. Employability and 21st century skills reinforce the interest in developing generic skills in all sectors of education.

The Quality of Vocational Teachers: Teacher Education, Institutional Roles and Professional Reality

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Grollmann
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Vocational Teacher ◽  
And Performance

What are quality vocational teachers? This article analyzes the different factors exerting an influence on the professional knowledge, practices and performance of teaching staff involved in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). The international variety of vocational teacher education patterns, profiles and recruitment practices is presented. Any assessment of the quality of teachers' work, be it in theory or practice, needs to be considered against the background of the institutional environment in which they practise. Hence, some common trends of institutional change within vocational education are introduced. Most particularly here, the author focuses on the professional reality of vocational teachers as made manifest in the conjoined elements of the knowledge of teachers and professional cultures. In doing so, the author draws on some empirical exemplars. The author shows how closely teacher education and the institutional contexts are entwined in the minds of teachers as well as in professional cultures. Finally, some conclusions are drawn as to what this implies for high-quality vocational teacher education and recruitment.

Return to general education and vocational education & training in Indian context

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tutan Ahmed ◽  
Raghabendra Chattopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Different Levels

Purpose – Measurement of returns to vocational education has always remained a matter of controversy (Psacharopoulos, 1994; Bennell and Segerstrom, 1998; Ziderman, 1997). Based upon the return evidence many World Bank projects were scrapped (Middleton and Ziderman, 1997, Bennell and Segerstrom, 1998). However, there is again a growing interest for Vocational Education in different countries as well as in international body like UNESCO (Debroy, 2009; King, 2009; McGrath, 2012). Unfortunately there is little justification for this growth from the returns to Vocational Education literature. India is one among the countries where fervent around vocational education and training (henceforth VET) is quite discernible at present. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Standard Minerian, extended Mincerian and Heckman two-stage methods are used to measure returns to VET vis-à-vis returns to general education in Indian context while taking care of selection bias problem. It is measured at different levels of education since the characteristics of VET changes significantly at different levels of education. This work also considers different classifications of VET (Formal, Hereditary, On the Job). National Sample Survey (NSS) data which recently has included data on VET is used for this measurement. Findings – It shows that the returns to formal VET and On the Job training (OJT) are quite high in the primary level. There is a gradual decline in these returns when compared with general education at higher levels, namely, secondary and tertiary level. At tertiary level effect of formal VET or OJT on income becomes almost insignificant. On the other hand, hereditary training and other category of VET have significantly negative impact and insignificant impact on income, respectively. Research limitations/implications – This work suggests that the investment in VET in present context is justified however there is a requirement to focus on specific area within the VET for this investment. Investment in higher level of formal VET as well as in the OJT set up can provide better return to the individuals. However, NSS data does not provide income data for the self-employed persons. Hence, self-employed category remains outside the purview of this study. Practical implications – In general, formal VET and OJT are profitable for individual in wage employment. However, this profitability declines when the effect of the training is measured at a higher level of general education. Formal vocational training/OJT for the primary and secondary school dropouts are clearly profitable. However, OTJ seems to be providing a return similar to what is provided by formal training. A poor performance of formal VET indicates an institutional gap and reflects present cry from industry for “quality” manpower. Originality/value – To author’s knowledge there is no study on return evidence from various types of VET in Indian context. This study is a deviance from the existing literature on VET in following ways. First, this study suggests that investment in VET can be profitable. Second, many earlier works missed out to consider different types of VET and compare them with general education at different levels. Putting all types of VET into one basket and then analyzing returns has the risk to misleading the policies. Different VETs have completely different dynamics and hence it is required to treat them separately.

scholarly journals Samarbeid og lærerprofesjonalitet

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-90
Author(s):  
Stein Rafoss ◽  
Hilde Witsø
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Teacher Professionalism ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Teacher Role ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Data Basis ◽  
And Training

This article is about the importance of collaboration in the development of teacher professionalism, and we have asked the research question: How can group collaboration between vocational education and training (VET) students contribute to the development of their teacher professionalism? The data basis is interviews with ten VET students in practical pedagogical education for vocational teachers that we conducted in the winter of 2020. In addition, we studied all internship documents that the ten students produced during the internship period. The students are in practical training at their own school with their own students and collaborate with each other to strengthen their own teacher role. We have applied Dale’s (1989, 1993, 2001) theory of teacher professionalism. To analyse collaboration, we used the theories of Hegel (1999), Honneth (2008, 2009), Barth (1994) and De Hei et al. (2018). We found that this internship made it possible for students to talk and reflect on didactic questions related to Dale’s three areas of expertise.

scholarly journals Vocational Education and Training in the Age of Digitization

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
The World ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
And Training

The increasing digitization of the world of work is associated with accelerated structural changes. These are connected with changed qualification profiles and thus new challenges for vocational education and training (VET). Companies, vocational schools and other educational institutions must respond appropriately. The volume focuses on the diverse demands placed on teachers, learners and educational institutions in vocational education and training and aims to provide up-to-date results on learning in the digital age.

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