Purpose: This paper seeks to explore the manner in which secondary vocational education in agriculture can facilitate "unlearning" among young farmers. In this context, 'unlearning' means deliberately letting go of mindsets, practices, and routines that are no longer fit for purpose. Design/Methodology/Approach: We use a course on…

This comprehensive literature review provides a synthesized analysis of the career progression of public school teachers in the Philippines. The review systematically examines the key policies that form the foundation of this progression, the officially established pathways for advancement, the available professional development initiatives, and…

Apprenticeship enrollment in Ghana is declining according to recent rounds of the Ghana Living Standards Survey, despite its importance as an avenue for human capital development among young people. This trend is alarming, especially during an era of economic crises and constraints in technical and vocational education. The paper utilizes…

The article endeavors to analyze the career path of university professors in the latter stage of their profession and seeks to comprehend the methods of configuring and reconfiguring knowledge related to university instruction. It specifically focuses on professors who hold over 30 years of teaching experience in academia. The study utilized the…

Integrating advanced technologies like Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in educational settings can significantly enhance learning, especially in vocational education, where practical application is crucial. However, understanding the factors influencing student acceptance of these technologies remains challenging. This study…

The relationship between doctoral research supervisors and their students is crucial for success during doctoral study. Supervisors face increasing complexity in managing these relationships, compounded by job precarity and the pressure to ensure timely doctoral completion. Equally, doctoral students will navigate a competitive job environment…

Equity gaps in education are typically associated with the disadvantage of a historically underserved group. They are usually labeled according to these groups (group labels) and/or the opportunities or outcomes (focal labels) in which they differ. However, this labeling practice favors a static understanding of equity gaps. As an alternative, we…

This research aims to develop a program for enhancing teachers' competencies in creating innovations and inventions in technical colleges under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission in the northeast. The research methodology is based on research and development (R&D). The study is divided into four phases: Phase 1: Study the…

The aim of this study is to examine the anxiety levels of prospective German teacher candidates in the face of rapid developments in artificial intelligence applications. Participants (n = 136) from the Department of German Language Teaching were included in the study. The 16-item Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale (AIAS) developed by Wang and…

Entrepreneurship is crucial for economic and social advancement, necessitating the provision of entrepreneurial skills to younger generations. In Indonesia, vocational high schools incorporate entrepreneurship education via Creative Projects and Entrepreneurship (CPE) courses. However, conventional teaching techniques frequently do not adequately…

This contribution focuses on the institutional and the individual significance of teaching awards in higher education: (1) How do recipients of teaching awards influence the development of university teaching? (2) (In what ways) Can teaching awards promote academic careers? To clarify these questions, we draw on data from two online questionnaire…

Graduates of South Africa's National Certificate (Vocational) (NC[V]) programme continue to face significant barriers in accessing higher education and securing meaningful employment. While Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is promoted as a dual pathway to academic and occupational opportunities, many NC(V) graduates encounter…

The COVID 19 pandemic created new challenges for school leaders. They worked very long hours in difficult circumstances. Improvising and responding quickly to poorly timed central guidelines had an adverse effect on their health and wellbeing. Our mixed methods studies show that leaders' pandemic work was largely directed to establishing new…

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, college and career readiness became the central focus of education policy in the United States. Career academies (CAs) are a popular way to support students in their postsecondary transitions, but little causal evidence exists about whether this model of schooling is effective in promoting learning and…

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic teachers reported high levels of stress and burnout, raising concerns about a potential increase in teacher turnover and future teacher shortages. We use administrative data from the 2018 to 2019 through 2022 to 2023 school years to examine how the pandemic affected teacher turnover in Arkansas. We find relatively…