OBJECTIVE Identify learning needs of students of Technical Vocational Education (TVE) in Nursing. Qualitative study conducted in a city of São Paulo state. METHOD The subjects were students, teachers and coordinators of TVE and students of the bachelor degree who have had contact with TVE. Data collection was performed by questionnaire socioeconomic and cultural circles about the learning nee...

This study investigated the effect of performance-based versus competence-based assessment criteria on task performance and self-assessment skills among 39 novice secondary vocational education students in the domain of nursing and care. In a performance-based assessment group students are provided with a preset list of performance-based assessment criteria, describing what students should do, ...

Creativity in technical and vocational education is an area where little research has been undertaken. This paper examines the existence and nature of creativity within a technical and further education college in Australia. The two studies found evidence of creativity within a course on mechanical design synthesis, however, the studies also found that teaching for creativity was not a central ...

Background: This study investigates the determinants of career change for individuals who change their job to become a teacher in vocational education and training (VET) as a second career. The question of what motivates individuals to forfeit their original occupation to become a teacher is important for policy making not only in times of teacher shortages but also in light of the quality of i...

This study aimed at measuring the perceptions of vocational education students regarding the application of national vocational teacher standards in randomly selected vocational education classes. The instrument developed for this study was based on the National Standards for Vocational Teachers in Jordan (2006), which included seven dimensions represented by 52 items. The study surveyed 280 vo...

This paper examines the problem of knowledge transfer from a sociocultural perspective. It is held that expectations of and understanding about transfer between different types of social practice (e.g. between the classroom and workplace) may be based on incomplete premises. It is proposed that vocational knowledge is sourced from different levels of social practice, each with its own character...

This paper delineates factors influencing the development of policy for vocational education and training (VET), by identifying similarities and differences between policy in the United Kingdom and Australia. Although framed by the same model of economic orthodoxy, significant differences emerge in policy orientation and implementation which are sourced in political and ideological factors foun...

Education is fundamental for creating opportunities, empowering individuals and stimulating long-lasting change in communities. It is internationally recognised that education is the right of every child and must be equally accessible to girls and boys and be free and fair [1]. Access to education relates to all children attending and completing primary school, secondary school and tertiary or ...