Assessing students' understanding of circle-related material through subjective tests is effective, though grading these tests can be challenging and often requires technological support. ChatGPT has shown promise in providing reliable and objective evaluations. Many teachers in Indonesia, however, continue to face difficulties integrating…

This paper aims to determine what motivates small firms to offer apprenticeship training. The current state of research provides various indications. While research focusing on the specificity of small firms identifies the important role of the owner and their personality, values, attitudes and experiences, economic research mainly refers to the…

To advance the social and economic goals of the communities that vocational education and training (VET) serves requires more than being responsive to governmental and industry needs. While necessary to a degree, being responsive to such needs is not a sufficient goal to which VET systems should be directed, enacted and judged. They also need to:…

This study examines College and Career Readiness (CCR) policy implementation through the lens of "decoupling." We investigate how high schools have jointly implemented Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Industry-Based Certifications (IBCs), and whether there is evidence of "curricular-credential decoupling" via…

New Hampshire has several initiatives underway that support work-based learning (WBL) opportunities for students. However, a recent review of those initiatives indicated that the state uses eight different definitions explaining the characteristics and expectations of a WBL experience. As a result of the lack of a common definition, local…

The articulation between Secondary Vocational School(SVS) and college, in China, is a relatively new reform, hoping to unlock the dead end of Vocational Education and Training(VET). Based on fieldwork conducted in two universities in Jiangsu Province in 2018-2019, this article reports on college experience for articulated students with a VET…

This action research study sought to understand how advisors and administrators can assist students in making relevant, meaningful connections between work-based learning opportunities and academic learning, so that students gain the actionable knowledge and skills needed to handle real-world challenges. Data was collected in three phases. Cycle 0…

Many students in vocational education and training (VET) programmes in Norway fail to see the connection with the school-based curriculum content they explore and learn and the tasks they perform during work placements. Consequently, the relevance of various vocational concepts remains invisible when conducting tasks at work, hence student…

In recent years, the field of geography in higher education has increasingly embraced the integration of visual and audio-visual methods as it enables enhanced understanding, multimodal learning, and geospatial literacy. Therefore, there is ample opportunity to incorporate new techniques from various disciplines to improve modern education for…

Allied Health students enrolled in Career and Technical Education, CTE, programs in the State of Mississippi exhibit one of the lowest rates of first-time pass performance on their certification examinations in the United States. The purpose of this research was to determine if any proposed metrics are statistically significant in predicting the…

An action research study was conducted to determine if attending a targeted, differentiated professional development could impact beginning Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers' readiness to teach students with special needs. The action research consisted of two iterations of a professional development intervention which was designed to…

The role of leadership in education is to serve the student's best interest in preparation for a rewarding career and life. Accordingly, this study presented the perceptions of Institution of Higher Education (IHE) faculty regarding the roles and responsibilities of faculty, administrators, and students in achieving program success. The study was…

India has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and the highest working-age population. The country has a particular demand for skilled labourers, especially at the semi-skilled level, in various sectors. However, many young people find it challenging to acquire the skills employers demand. To approach the issue of youth…

This study found that the MATC Promise increased college attainment by encouraging Milwaukee high school students to access state and federal aid, and to consider matriculating to their local two-year college. The MATC Promise exemplifies the last-dollar model of college aid. If seniors at Milwaukee area public high schools complete academic…

In 2020, the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development established the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program (IAEFP) funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. The IAEFP provided an opportunity for nine fellows to live in Ghana and implement the school-based…