Model for the development of vocational technical education for the Iranian education system

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• jafar sadeghifar ¹
• narges saeidian khorasghani ²
• maryam baratali ³

¹ PhD Student in Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences and psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch. Isfahan, Iran

² Assistant Professor of Educational Management, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran

³ Assistant Professor of Curriculum Planning, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran

10.30495/jedu.2022.26197.5233

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to provide a model for the development of vocational technical education for the Iranian education system Accordingly, the present study is a survey research in terms of applied purpose and in terms of data collection method.
research methodology: The statistical population included all educational administrators of technical schools and vocational schools across the country Which was selected for sampling based on multi-stage cluster sampling method of 5 provinces Of these, 377 were determined as the final sample based on Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire which was obtained based on the study of research literature and opinion polls of experts Whose validity was confirmed by content and formal methods, Also, its reliability was obtained by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the whole number questionnaire above 0.7. Which shows the high accuracy of the measurement tools used in this study. In order to analyze the data, according to the objectives of the research, SPSS23 and AMOS23 software were used in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings: According to the results of confirmatory factor analysis of the research model, the relationships between explicit variables (items) With hidden variables (dimensions of development of vocational technical education in education) And the standard coefficients (factor loads) of each question were confirmed
Conclusion: In other words, a proposed model for the development of vocational technical training for the Iranian education system The present study includes 7 dimensions of interaction (communication), supportive, educational, economic, managerial, attitude and research with the mentioned sub-components.

Keywords

• Technical-Vocational Education
• Education Model
• Education
• Technical Education System

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