• Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.57-72
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of teachers' vocational aptitude and sense of responsibility on their teaching efficacy in early childhood education and care. 259 teachers in ECEC were recruited from 19 daycare centers and the data were analyzed through frequency, percentage, Pearson's correlations, and stepwise regression using SPSS 18.0. The findings are as follows. First, teachers' teaching efficacy was significantly different according to their age, the number of years of teaching experiences, and education levels. Second, all degrees of teachers' vocational aptitude, sense of responsibility, and their teaching efficacy were higher than the median points. Second, teachers' efficacy relating with running class was affected most by the ability of safe management in vocational aptitude, and teaching methods in sense of responsibility. For teachers' efficacy relating to teaching, acceptability/sensitivity in vocational aptitude and motivation had the most impact. The implication was discussed in order to figure out the ways to increase teachers' efficacy.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2018.10a
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• pp.604-605
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• 2018

IT vocational training teachers in ICT develop an important role in helping the unemployed and job seekers to move beyond job skills delivery to enable people to live with others. In order to analyze the vocational identity and vocational adaptation process of IT vocational training teachers, we selected the qualitative research methods of ethnography and selected IT vocational training teachers of D training institution in Daejeon. This study is meaningful in that it explored the inner world of teachers' vocational consciousness and identity which had not been studied in the vocational training and education field.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.107-120
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• 1995

This study aims at seeking how to activate and operate vocational home economics curriculum efficiently. We collected data from school district offices in the nation and questionaries to 37 high school teachers in charge of vocational home economics, 30 teachers in charge of vocational course, 305 students of vocational school, and 135 students on vocational course for the recognition of and request for vocational home economics curriculum. Collected data were analysed by frequency, percentage, and X(sup)2, and SPSS/PC(sup)+ program are used for the statistical analysis. Followings are the outcomes of this study. 1. The number of classes in which vocational home economics is operated has been on the rise since 1986. As for curriculum of vocational high school, 79 classes for clothing, tourism, and childhood education are being operated in 8 schools. 2. Teachers acknowledge vocational training should keep complete and sustaining education and that it should aim ar conduction education which enables students to acquire technical knowledge and to seek a gob. Both teachers and students admit vocational home economics should be carried out so that vocational training can be combined with general education. 3. Teachers put more emphasis on its major field than that general field. As for laboratory classes, teachers complained about the financial lack, while students need for field practice for the purpose of opening the way for combing theory with practice and proposing for scientific study of industrial sites. As for the contents, students considered the technical course size appropriate and they though it is desirable that the ratio of practical class should be increased by more than 60% of that of the current class ratio.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.1556-1568
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• 2015

The objectives of this study were to inquiry of application types and use methodology of EBS-CSAT prep books of vocation education division in specialized vocational high schools. Research participants are 8 specialized vocational high school teachers in Seoul and Gyeonggi, and subjects are basic industry and basic drawing. The teachers had using EBS-CSAT prep books in class or after-school. The results are as follows: The teachers used items explanation of after-school rather than regular classes using EBS-CSAT prep books of vocation education division in specialized vocational high schools. Online lectures were used for self-directed learning of specialized vocational high school students rather than regular classes. Students and teachers of specialized vocational high school needed EBS-CSAT prep books of vocation education division by free gift instead of EBS-CSAT prep books of Korea language, english, math.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.101-114
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• 2003

This study focused on how to activate the fisheries high school and develop fisheries. This data was collected from 108 vocational high school teachers and 94 middle school teachers. The treatment of materials is classified by gender, level of academic career and teaching career. This research evaluated percentage to the frequency of reponses to each question and carried out ${\chi}^2$-test and t-test, for the benefit of reliability. This statistically significant level which was conducted by using SPSS10.0 in accounted for p<.05. The conclusions of this study were as follows: The middle school teachers and vocational high school teachers showed positive response when general contents were included in question items, the other hand showed negative response when definite and special contents were included in question items. The vocational high school teachers showed lower answer score in the fisheries consciousness then middle school teachers in spite of vocational educational function. Different degrees of fisheries consciousness of two groups were resulted from research areas.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.1479-1490
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• 2015

This study analyzed the fishery and maritime vocational high school teachers' recognition on the outcomes and future agenda. In addition, it delineates the importance of the vocational education division being carried out for 10 years in the College Scholastic Achievement Test (CSAT). In order to gather relevant information, 76 teachers who work in 12 different fishery and shipping vocational high schools around the country were surveyed. The findings of the fishery and maritime department teachers' recognition on the matter are as follows: First, the biggest impact the vocational education division in the CSAT had was on the promotion of continuing education and on the fulfillment on the vocational high school students' desire to compete and enter universities. Second, the CSAT with the vocational education division allowed students to choose a variety of paths after high school whether they be full-time employments or pursuing a degree in universities. Third, the biggest obstacle for the vocational education division in the CSAT is in the most metropolitan universities not honoring the CSAT scores as a criterion in the admission process.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.770-782
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to inquiry of perception of Meister high school and specialized vocational high school' teachers and students on problem solving ability domain of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency. Research subjects and region were teachers and sophomore students of each one of Meister high schools and specialized vocational high schools in Gyeongsangnamdo and Gwangju region. The questionnaire was composed of 4 research areas. Research areas were demographic characteristics, questions aspects, operational and enforcement aspects and side support for the development of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency. Teachers questionnaire were composed of 15 items and students questionnaire were composed of 8 items. Further the research were interviewed research and targets were teachers and students of Meister high school and specialized vocational high school. The samples(N=719) of teachers and students were drawn from 2 high schools and collected data were analyzed with SPSS. The results were as follows. Perception of Meister high school students regarded more items of test for enhanced employ ability & upgraded proficiency as appropriate than specialized vocational high school students. Perception of Meister high school students regarded more CBT system as appropriate than specialized vocational high school students. Perception of specialized vocational high school teachers regarded more items of level of difficulty, degree of completion, validity than Meister high school teachers.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.1148-1164
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to inquiry of perception on outcomes and challenges of vocational education division CSAT by industry department teachers of specialized vocational high school. Therefore, it is highly desirable that researchers to survey what are the biggest outcomes of vocational education division CSAT and positive ripple effects of outcomes, what are the biggest challenges of vocational education division CSAT and importance of challenges undertaken 10 years. The survey included 100 industry department teachers of specialized vocational high school on 9 region from Korea. The analysis of survey results was by regions, industry department teacher's career of specialized vocational high school. The results are as follows. The biggest outcomes of vocational education division CSAT was extension of opportunity on continuing education and supply a demand for entrance university on specialized vocational high school students. The biggest positive ripple effects of the outcomes was also extension of opportunity on continuing education and supply a demand for entrance university on specialized vocational high school students. The biggest challenges of vocational education division CSAT and importance of challenges was not to use vocational education division CSAT score for the entrance on the most universities.

• The Journal of Korean Institute for Practical Engineering Education
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.113-119
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• 2010

The objective of this study is to perform the systematic research and to develop programs for improving the teaching abilities of vocational teachers, so that they can cope with the variant educational condition in accordance with the change of paradigm. Especially vocational teachers who engage in technical education can acquire new knowledge and techniques as well as grasp the trend of the new technologies required in industrial fields. In this study preliminary research for the capabilities of vocational teachers was held and the feasibility was investigated. Upon these investigations the essential elements for the improvement of vocational teachers' capabilities were derived. These will be used as preliminary data for operating curricula.

• Journal of vocational education research
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.21-38
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to analyze an experience of field practice perceived by vocational teachers. Data for analysis were collected from 689 vocational teachers who participated in the training at the Center for in-service teacher education in the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University and at the Center for in-service teacher education of Chungnam National University. After screening, 685 responses were used in the analysis. As a result, it turned out that only 112 vocational teachers(16.5%) participated in the field practice for more than 4 weeks when they were in pre-service education. However, vocational teachers seemed to perceive that experience of field practice was generally required in pre-service education(average 4.07). In-depth questionnaire was conducted on 143 respondents who replied that they participated in field practice program for more than 4 weeks and those who participated in the program for less than 4 weeks but completed the paperwork. Most of vocational teachers who participated in field practice were placed in small and medium sized enterprises, stayed at home or relatives' home and commuted by the bus or subway. In this research, 34.8% of the vocational teachers who participated in field practice received financial compensation and 80.3% of the teachers got credit recognition. The perception of satisfaction on field practice program was found to be moderate(average 3.51).