Education technology -training course
H. Rangavar; A.A. Khallaghi; A. Nasri Fakhredavoud
Abstract
Principled instruction and appropriate combination of science and technology in technical/vocational schools have a crucial role in industrial boom and job opportunity creation of the country. In this regard, the compatibility of syllabuses of technical/vocational courses with the needs of the industry ...
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Principled instruction and appropriate combination of science and technology in technical/vocational schools have a crucial role in industrial boom and job opportunity creation of the country. In this regard, the compatibility of syllabuses of technical/vocational courses with the needs of the industry seems crucial. In the current study, the compatibility of the syllabus of wooden cabinet-making major with the needs of the industry was investigated. With this end in view, five major and specific courses were chosen: “Technical drawing of wooden cabinet”, “Wood products technology” , “Mobile and stationary machines”, “The process of project implementation” and “Making wooden cabinets”. The population included teachers of cabinet making technical/vocational schools and wood artisans in Khorasan Razavi Province. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for collecting data. Fifty questionnaires were distributed among teachers based on census sampling and 250 questionnaires were distributed among artisans based on random sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the gathered data. The results of data analysis showed that the compatibility of the wooden cabinet-making syllabus with the needs of the industry in Khorasan Razavi is above the mean. Therefore, it can be concluded that the curriculum of the wooden cabinet-making has met the needs of the industry up to a satisfactory extent.
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M. Farhangi; M. Ghofrani; A. KHalaghi
Abstract
Ministry of Education established vocational education and training at high school level to provide skilled workers for different sections of industry. To understand the extent to which vocational schools provide truly competent workforce and meet the industry needs، its curriculum content and educational ...
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Ministry of Education established vocational education and training at high school level to provide skilled workers for different sections of industry. To understand the extent to which vocational schools provide truly competent workforce and meet the industry needs، its curriculum content and educational methods should be evaluated. This paper aims to study the curriculum of wood industry discipline in vocational schools to understand to what extent it meets the industry needs in Tehran province. The population in this study included vocational teachers، vocational students، and curriculum developers in wood industry discipline as well as wood industry managers and employees in Tehran province. All the teachers and students in third grade of vocational schools in this field and curricula developers (professional members of curriculum committee) were included in the sample as well as 50 members of the wood industry community، selected randomly. A customized questionnaire was used for measuring the extent to which the curriculum met the industry’s needs. Results showed that there are different points of view regarding the issue. According to curriculum developers the curriculum content highly meets the industry needs while teachers and students believed the curriculum content and industry needs partly cover each other. The viewpoint of those involved in the industry shows somewhat relevance between the two. Some books، such as wood construction technology and principles of industrial power technology، are in prime priority to revision، and some others such as physical and mechanical properties of wood، wood storage and drying، technical calculation (I، II، III) are more related to industry needs. Other books should also be reviewed in second priority.