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From School Dropouts To Achievers: Reengagement Of Student Learning In Youth College, Fu Yiu, Vincent Yeung, Lik Hang, Kelvin Kwong, Wing Hang, Jack Lai, Yuk Ling, Belle Leung, Kit Yi, Vienna Mak, Wai Yiu, Nelson Tam, Ka Ho, Matt Wong

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Quality Vocational Education And Training Through Technology-Enabled Learning And Teaching, Chi Kit, Ronald Chung

Practical Social and Industrial Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Research Brief: "Where Did You Serve? Veteran Identity, Representative Bureaucracy And Vocational Rehabilitation", Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This study examines the link between veteran status of program counselors and veterans’ views of the VA vocational rehabilitation programs. Researchers interviewed 11 veteran rehabilitation counselors (VRCs), and examined a sample of veterans who had utilized veteran rehabilitation and employment services. In practice, Veterans appear to associate more positive attributes with veteran counselors, including more positive counselor behaviors and more satisfaction with the rehabilitation program overall. In policy, VA administrators may wish to observe common practices among vocational rehabilitation counselors to identify any systematic differences in behavior between these two populations. Suggestions for future study include going beyond investigating the …

2013 Ijbe Front Matter, Tamra Connor

International Journal for Business Education

1. Editorial Board
2. President's Letter
3. SIEC-ISBE International

The Impact Of Demographics On 21st Century Education, Norman Eng

Publications and Research

Do all students need STEM education or should it be focused primarily on the mathematically and scientifically inclined? Here, demographics may hold the key to such questions from which a 21st century education model should be based on.

A Consensual Qualitative Research Study Of The Transformation From High School Dropout To Second Chance Alumni, Jayne E. Smith

Counseling & Human Services Theses & Dissertations

This study focused on understanding the perceived process of change, outcomes and influencing factors experienced by high school graduates of Urban Corps of San Diego County (UCO) from a bioecological theory of human development standpoint. UCO is a second chance high school diploma-job training program that offers students free mental health counseling and employment assistance. Limited research charted former high school dropouts' process of re-engagement with school and experiences after graduation. Using Consensual Qualitative Research (CQR) and Critical Theory, a research team identified nine categories and 33 subcategories based on 15 semi-structured interviews with a homogenous sample of UCO alumni. …

Tradition And Future: Vet In Hong Kong, A New Perspective, Carrie Yau

Staff Publications

As the Hong Kong economy had experienced several rounds of structural changes during the past 30 years, the vocational education and training (VET) systems in Hong Kong had also undergone much transformation throughout the same period. In particular, modern VET in Hong Kong, which started to take root in mid-2000s, has gradually evolved through a series of well-planned, pro-active and concerted efforts masterminded by the Vocational Training Council (VTC) of Hong Kong.

VTC turned out a quarter of a million trainees per year to meet industries’ need at the craftsman, technician and technologist level. Riding on a conceptual framework of …

National Report On Social Equity In Vet 2013, Sheldon Rothman, Chandra Shah, Catherine Underwood, Julie Mcmillan, Justin Brown, Phillip Mckenzie

Vocational, adult and professional education research

This report is the first National Report on Social Equity in VET. It has been developed by the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC) to provide baseline information on the participation, achievement and transitions from the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system for six groups in the Australian population: Indigenous Australians; people with a disability; people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background; people living in remote areas; people from low socioeconomic status backgrounds; and women. The report also provides information on the experience in VET of a further five groups who may be experiencing difficult life chances …

Influence Of Stem Education And Technology In Selecting Food And Agriculture Careers, Joan Hegerfeld-Baker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Currently market forces identify a growing need for professionals in food safety related careers. The investigation studied influential factors guiding students to choose career paths. Careers connected to the safety of the food supply require professionals with undergraduate and graduate degrees related to science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). Preparing and attracting students to post-secondary institutions needs greater attention to meet the demands of the food and agriculture industry. The investigation focused on college students and high school teachers. Students in three colleges (Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Biological Sciences, and Education and Human Sciences) offering STEM and non-STEM majors …

Where To Vocational Education In Kenya? Is Analysing Training And Development Needs The Answer To The Challenges In This Sector?, Susan W. Ngure

Research outputs 2013

This paper examines training and development (T&D) systems in the technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Kenya. It is in response to the Kenya Vision 2030 document that identifies TVET as the anchor of its economic pillar through science, technology and innovation to boost Kenya’s industrialisation status. The document notes that skills training faces challenges such as mismatch of skills between the training institutions and the industry, and disparities in accessibility at all levels. This paper seeks to explore whether the accurate assessment of training needs is the answer to the challenges faced by the training program. Data for …

Brigance Transition Skills Inventory, Jonna L. Bobzien

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

[Introduction] The BRIGANCE Transition Skills Inventory (TSI) is one of the assessment tools within the BRIGANCE family of assessment instruments. The TSI is a compilation of two previously published assessments, the Employability Skills Inventory and the Life Skills Inventory, and involves significant content additions and updates. The TSI consists of a series of more than 100 criterion-referenced assessments targeting skills necessary for students with special needs as they begin post-secondary transition preparations (Curriculum Associates, 2010). The TSI measures skills and transition service needs in four key areas: Academic Skills (e.g., speaking, writing, math), Post-Secondary Opportunities (e.g., interests, communication, technology), Independent …

The Amazing Twitter List Race, Michelle Carr Hassler

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

The goal of this assignment is to show students how curating lists on Twitter can help them discover news sources, monitor what is happening in their community and develop story ideas. They complete the assignment as part of a friendly competition in which each student tries to develop a Twitter list with the most news sources. Students often do not follow local news closely and struggle to come up with strong story ideas. This assignment helps them focus by creating one place where they can keep current on events and be inspired.

Stakeholders' Perceptions Of Technical, Vocational Education And Training : The Case Of Kenyan Micro And Small Enterprises In The Motor Vehicle Service And Repair Industry, Susan W. Ngure

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Kenya has undergone major changes since colonialists introduced it at the beginning of the twentieth century. Since then, TVET has evolved in the areas of science, technology and innovation to provide skills that will propel the country to middle-level industrialised status by the year 2030. However, current training and development (T&D) processes in Kenya have been criticised for being rigid and irrelevant to industry, creating a mismatch of skills produced by the training institutions and those demanded by the industry; it is upon this criticism that this research is built. The focus of …

Faktor-Faktor Determinan Profesionalisme Guru Smk Bidang Keahlian Teknologi Informasi Dan Komunikasi, Athika Dwi Wiji Utami

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh langsung dan tidak langsung kecerdasan emosional, kepuasan kerja dan komitmen guru, secara simultan dan parsial terhadap profesionalisme guru produktif SMK bidang keahlian TIK di kota Yogyakarta. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 66 dari 79 guru yang tersebar di 14 SMK di wilayah kota Yogyakarta. Teknik sampling menggunakan proportionate random sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian menggunakan angket tertutup. Teknik analisis menggunakan analisis jalur. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial, kecerdasan emosional guru secara signifikan berpengaruh langsung terhadap profesionalisme guru produktif SMK bidang keahlian TIK di kota Yogyakarta, dengan kontribusi sebesar 0,701 (faktor determinan). Selanjutnya, tidak ada pengaruh …

Penggunaan Pembelajaran Inquiring Minds What To Know Berbantuan Multimedia Pada Mata Pelajaran Budidaya Rumput Laut, Yustomo Purbo

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan model pembelajaran Inquiring Minds What to Know berbantuan multimedia interaktif pada materi Teknik Budidaya Rumput Laut Metode Kantong terhadap a) motivasi belajar; b) minat belajar; dan c) pemahaman konsep siswa. Desain penelitian Quasi-Experiment ini adalah Single-Group Time Series. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMK N 1 Pulau Laut Barat, Kalimantan Selatan. Subjek penelitian terdiri atas 20 siswa. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data adalah tes hasil belajar (pemahaman konsep), serta angket motivasi dan minat belajar siswa. Untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh penggunaan model pembelajaran Inquiring Minds What to Know berbantuan multimedia interaktif terhadap motivasi …

Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kinerja Guru Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan, Hary Susanto

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan: (1) pengaruh kompetensi guru dan kepemimpinan kepala sekolah terhadap motivasi kerja guru SMK di Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Selatan, Kalimantan Selatan, baik secara sendiri-sendiri maupun bersama-sama, (2) pengaruh kompetensi guru, kepemimpinan kepala sekolah, dan motivasi kerja guru terhadap kinerja guru SMK di Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Selatan, Kalimantan Selatan, baik secara sendiri-sendiri maupun bersama-sama, dan secara langsung atau tidak langsung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif dan signifikan: (1) kompetensi guru dan kepemimpinan kepala sekolah terhadap motivasi kerja guru SMK di Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Selatan, Kalimantan Selatan, baik secara sendiri-sendiri maupun bersama-sama dengan taraf signifikansi 0,038; …

Smk Kearifan Lokal Tri Hita Karana (Thk), Putu Sudira

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

SMK kearifan lokal Tri Hita Karana (THK) adalah sekolah kejuruan yang menerapkan karakter keharmonisan antara warga sekolah dengan sang pencipta Tuhan Yang Mahaesa, keharmonisan antar sesama warga sekolah, dan keharmonisan antara warga sekolah dengan lingkungan sarana dan prasarana sekolah secara keseluruhan. Pendidikan kejuruan di SMK berbasis kearifan lokal THK dapat mengantisipasi dampak negatif instrusi budaya global, karena THK telah menjadi "taksu" atau modal sosiokultural spiritual dan falsafah hidup masyarakat Bali. Pendidikan kejuruan berbasis kearifan lokal THK perlu dikembangkan secara sistematis untuk meningkatkan keunggulan lokal, kepentingan nasional, keadilan, dan kompetisi antarbangsa dalam peradaban dunia. Pengembangan SMK kearifan lokal THK didasarkan atas …

Pengembangan Laboratorium Virtual Untuk Kegiatan Paraktikum Dan Memfasilitasi Pendidikan Karakter Di Smk, Hendra Jaya

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk mengembangkan laboratorium virtual dalam meningkatkan keterampilan dalam praktik di lab tanpa memerlukan bantuan pendamping dan tidak terikat dengan waktu dan tempat, dan memfasilitasi pendidikan karakter bagi siswa. Virtual laboratory terdiri dari beberapa bagian yaitu: pre-test, post-tests, tugas-tugas, tutorial, simulasi, dan bahan-bahan laboratorium. Learning lab dikembangkan di dalam mata pelajaran produktif dan didukung oleh authoring tools. Virtual labs harus interaktif, dinamik, animatif, tidak membosankan dan didukung oleh keinginan pengguna untuk belajar dan memahami matapelajaran produktif. Laboratorium virtual digunakan untuk meningkatkan kompetensi siswa sekolah kejuruan dalam arti kognitif, psikomotor, dan karakter siswa.

VIRTUAL LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT FOR PRACTICUM …

Keterampilan Tik Guru Produktif Smk Di Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Dan Implementasinya Dalam Pembelajaran, Herry Fitriyadi

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Guru sebagai aktor utama dalam proses pendidikan dituntut harus dengan cepat memperbaharui pengetahuan, keterampilan, dan kompetensinya dalam bidang Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK), tak terkecuali guru produktif Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK), dalam realitas masih minimnya implementasi TIK dalam pembelajaran dan adanya kendala internal dan eksternal SMK dalam pelaksanaan program TIK. Berdasarkan hal-hal tersebut, penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menginvestigasi penguasaan keterampilan TIK guru produktif SMK dan implementasi TIK dalam pembelajaran produktif SMK, serta mengidentifikasi kendala-kendala yang menjadi penghambat implementasi TIK dalam pembelajaran produktif SMK di Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian ini sebagai berikut: 1) Keterampilan TIK …

Pengaruh Model Blended Learning Terhadap Motivasi Dan Prestasi Belajar Siswa Smk, Izuddin Syarif

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan motivasi dan prestasi belajar siswa dalam mata pelajaran KKPI antara siswa yang menggunakan model face-to-face learning dan siswa yang menggunakan model blended learning, peningkatan motivasi dan prestasi belajar siswa dalam mata pelajaran KKPI akibat penerapan model blended learning, dan interaksi pengaruh penerapan model pembelajaran dan motivasi terhadap prestasi belajar KKPI siswa SMKN 1 Paringin. Penelitian kuasi eksperimen ini menggunakan dua kelompok, yaitu kelompok eksperimen yang menggunakan model blended learning dan kelompok kontrol yang menggunakan model face-to-face learning. Populasi penelitian adalah siswa kelas XI SMKN 1 Paringin. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 57 siswa terbagi atas 30 …