In England, thresholds for success in public examinations taken by 15/16 year-olds play a major role in the education system. Definitions of what constitutes ‘success’ change over time and have an important impact on young people’s progression to further education, training, and employment. By takin…
Amid growing concerns about social mobility in Britain's higher education system, our study delves into universities' role in addressing the social gap within the financial and professional services sectors. The social reproduction theory underscores how upper-class students often benefit from great…
Source:Journal of Vocational Education and Training
(2025)
This systematic review aims to examine empirical literature about advancing the social role of college-based higher education (CBHE). A thematic analysis of empirical evidence from the 58 included articles offers insights into the social role of CBHE, and the characteristics of CBHE colleges, studen…
Source:Journal of Vocational Education and Training
(2025)
This paper provides insights into relationships between formal Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and other types of on-the-job training in manufacturing companies in four Asian (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) and two African (Ethiopia and South Africa) countries. There…
This study examines the effectiveness of Smart Home Training Kits in enhancing Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) among vocational education students. The research follows a quasi-experimental design involving two groups: an experimental group utilizing Smart Home Training Kits and a control group …
The Industrial Revolution 4.0 in the 21st century has necessitated a shift in learning experiences and self-development to adapt to evolving learning mindsets and digital literacy demands. Teachers are encouraged to reduce administrative workloads that are not aligned with the digital age and focus …
Source:Journal of Vocational Education and Training
(2025)
Vocational colleges’ social role has been under-developed because they have been marketised and privatised, and because the idea of the vocational college has not been advanced and institutionalised. The paper describes this for public vocational colleges in Australia, which are at the vanguard of c…
Source:Journal of Vocational Education and Training
(2025)
One of the most important goals for vocational agriculture education in Burundi (ITAB) is to develop the sustainable agriculture competencies of students. Competence-based education (CBE) is the current official approach for ITAB curriculum design. The present study aimed to examine to what extent t…
Source:Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
(2025)
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a revolutionary force in education. This innovative and multifaceted technology is transforming several professional sectors where vocational education and training (VET) students face unprecedented challenges that demand continuous learning throughout their a…
This article examines the construction of national identity within Vietnam's neoliberal education framework, specifically how femininity is portrayed in Vietnamese textbooks via the classic poem ‘Truyện Kiều’. Drawing on Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis (FCDA) and an intersectional perspective, …
