• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.538-551
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to evaluate policy formation stage of Meister high schools. The study analyzed the differences in the recognition of teachers, students, parents, and vocational education specialists about policy evaluation for policy formation stage of Meister high schools. The conclusions based on the results of the study are as follows: First, in context area the recognition of students showed relatively low level. It reflects that the principle of democracy is needed to the policy formation stage of Meister high schools. The participation of stake holders in the policy formation stage is essential. Second, in input area teachers recognized that the financial resources were sufficient. Vocational education specialists recognized that human resources, such as excellent teachers and Meister teachers, needed to recruited adequately. Third, many policies and institutions need to be established for Meister high schools. The Meister high schools should be selected based on the principle of equity. In the selection process vocational education specialists should be included for the principle of professionalism.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.50-59
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• 2004

Recently, many more fisheries and shipping high school students have entered college than those of the past. But, this trend could be attributed to the easy and various forms of selection for college admission. Thus the examinations of the college scholastic ability 2005 have added to the vocational search ability including verbal ability, mathematic ability, foreign language ability and inquiry ability. The vocational search ability in fisheries and shipping field is concluded the general fisheries science, general maritime science, general marine science and fisheries and shipping information management. This study analyzed the questions of the fisheries and shipping subject of vocational search field with high school 2nd students on October 2003. In result, this study identified some needed basic scholastic ability for fisheries and shipping high school students.

• Journal of vocational education research
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.47-63
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to develop the competency model of specialized vocational school teachers as admission officers. Whereas professional admission officers deal with a variety of admission activities in universities, teachers are responsible for admission duties in specialized high schools in Korea. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the core competencies required for teachers responsible for admission duties in specialized high school settings. In order to develop a competency model, factor analysis was completed for the survey results of 191 teachers who teach in specialized vocational high schools in Seoul, Korea. For evaluating validity of the competency model, the responses from those who had high experiences in admission duties and the average teachers were compared. As a result, this study identified a total of 14 competencies in three competency areas. The competencies required for specialized high school teachers include responsibilities for admission officers, ethics for evaluators, communication skills, teamwork, understandings of admissions process for specialized vocational high school, developing evaluation criteria, generating interview questions, increasing interrater reliability, interview skills, simultaneous evaluation of interviewees, quantification of evaluation results, synthesis of evaluation results, and decision making skills.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.8
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• pp.467-481
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• 2022

What are the implications for us through the discussion on the effect of Germany's dual system of vocational education on the youth unemployment rate? You can find out what kind of evaluation Germany is receiving on the dual system vocational education system implemented based on the 'Vocational Education and Training Act' (Berufsbildungsgesetz), and the specific system establishment form for the industry-academic-government cooperation system. It was possible to present the crises and problems of these systems. Responsibility for the dual system of vocational education in Germany rests with the national and state ministries of education, and private enterprises and chambers of commerce are responsible for business practices. Practical work in a company is conducted through skill-oriented education, and in vocational schools, competency-oriented theoretical education is received. In addition, the necessity and demand for digital vocational and education training in accordance with German Idustrie 4.0 and higher vocational education degree acquisition through dual-degree courses were identified. It can be seen that the youth unemployment rate is the lowest in Europe due to the successful development and utilization of human resources to improve the competitiveness of companies, such as dual vocational education and training (VET) at all levels, higher vocational education at universities, and continuing vocational education programs. Vocational education in Korea will also be able to improve the unemployment rate by establishing a system that allows schools and businesses to conduct vocational education and training simultaneously. In particular, it was possible to judge the necessity of 'close consultation between labor, management, and government', which we consider the most important and should lead to in-depth discussion and cooperation for dual education between vocational schools and companies.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.87-94
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• 2022

The reform of the mixed ownership system of vocational colleges in China is an important driving force in the development of vocational education. The purpose of this study is to discuss the operation direction of the reorganization of the mixed ownership system of vocational colleges at this stage in accordance with the guidelines for vocational education reform in China. Therefore, this study analyzed the necessity and existing problems of reforming the mixed ownership system of vocational colleges using literature research methods. As a result of the study, it was found that the reform of the mixed ownership system of vocational colleges should be continuously developed by preparing measures in terms of legal support, providing incentives, and improving the evaluation system. This study has academic and practical significance in that it suggests the need to reform the mixed ownership system of Chinese vocational colleges, analyzes problems, and prepares policy measures.

• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.99-104
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• 2010

The Individual Training Account System(ITAS) is a new vocational training system for the unemployed in Korea. This paper analysis ITAS based on the theoretical framework of contracting-out public services. The results show that ITAS has problems of targeting and mismatch with the training needs of the industry. Also the possibility of the moral hazard problems of training institutions and trainees can be increased in ITAS. The unstability of training market may deteriorate the quality of the vocational training under ITAS. In order to solve these problems, there should be consulting services on the job finding and vocational training before issuing the training account so that trainees can take guided training courses according to industrial needs for vocational training. Government has to develop a more efficient monitoring and evaluation system on the vocational training institutions and to restructure the private training market based on the evaluation.

• Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.251-263
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to analyze vocational competencies of rural youths. The study was carried out by focus group interview and questionnaire. The data were collected from 200 rural youths by stratified random sampling. The SPSSWIN / ver13 was used for analyzing data with t-test, ANOVA, and factor analysis. The major findings of this study were as follows; Firstly, rural youths showed higher competencies in handling and fixing machines, selecting seeds, where as rural youths showed lower competencies in goal setting, envisioning, acquiring agricultural policy information, management evaluation. Secondly, rural youths predicted optimistic future of their own farming even though the future of national farming should get smaller. Lastly, rural youths who are higher education, extending farming size, establishing farm had higher vocational competencies than other youths. Conclusionally, the study suggests adult-farmers give rural youths an opportunity to participate in decision making and farming.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.45
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• pp.341-373
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• 2001

This study seeks to identify the reform of vocational education plans so as to bring about a seamless transition from school to work. It puts forward a number of suggestions based upon an analysis of vocational education policies in Korean and U.S. schools, concerning the government's role, partnerships between education and industry, the educational system, curriculum and work-based learning. First, not only government initiatives but also close partnerships between education and industry are essential to help vocational education in school the transition to employment. Education and industry should work closely together to standardize certificate related skills and to have these skills reflected in the curriculum. Also the government should strive to provide guidelines for work-based learning and formulate standards for supervision and evaluation. Second, to facilitate the school to work transition, comprehensive schools should be promoted so that students have access to a greater ranger of vocational education. At the same time, an assessment system that certifies a mastering of the basic skills of those who undergo the education should be introduced, and it should be related to earn these certificates. Third, standardized vocational skills should be included in the curriculum so that students can acquire skills that are useful for industry. All the students in vocational and general high schools should have access both to general education, the foundation for lifelong learning and for employ ability, and to basic occupational skills which empower students in dealing with rapid changes of technology. Also a range of specialized vocational curricula should be offered so that students can opt for more specialized occupations; and they can select careers appropriate to their capability. Fourth, so that all students to have the opportunity to take part in work-based education, which is closely related to employment, various work-based learning programs should be offered to meet the needs of students and their educational conditions. Companies should for their part train students thoroughly in accordance with the standards of work-based education. In addition, supervisors should be stationed both in schools and companies in order to administer the students' work-based learning.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.770-782
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to inquiry of perception of Meister high school and specialized vocational high school' teachers and students on problem solving ability domain of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency. Research subjects and region were teachers and sophomore students of each one of Meister high schools and specialized vocational high schools in Gyeongsangnamdo and Gwangju region. The questionnaire was composed of 4 research areas. Research areas were demographic characteristics, questions aspects, operational and enforcement aspects and side support for the development of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency. Teachers questionnaire were composed of 15 items and students questionnaire were composed of 8 items. Further the research were interviewed research and targets were teachers and students of Meister high school and specialized vocational high school. The samples(N=719) of teachers and students were drawn from 2 high schools and collected data were analyzed with SPSS. The results were as follows. Perception of Meister high school students regarded more items of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency as appropriate than specialized vocational high school students. Perception of Meister high school students regarded more CBT system as appropriate than specialized vocational high school students. Perception of specialized vocational high school teachers regarded more items of level of difficulty, degree of completion, validity than Meister high school teachers.

• Journal of Engineering Education Research
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.18-29
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• 2009

The main objective of this study is to provide necessary information to improve the college curriculums to reflect the demands from the industry. As a result of the evaluation on the contribution of the engineering colleges to industries, we found out that the knowledge required in the industry was well reflected in contents of college curriculums and the number of college graduates who took the curriculums that contain knowledge and skills required in the industry was very small compared to the number of courses established in colleges. The satisfaction rate on practical application of the knowledge and skills at the work was relatively high. According to the result of evaluating curriculums of different colleges it was found out that the areas where colleges put their key focus were different by schools.