The extent of effectiveness of the vocational education (VE) curricula in providing public basic school students with vocational skills from the perspective of vocational education teachers in Jordan

Abstract

This research investigated the extent of effectiveness of the vocational education (VE) curricula in providing public basic school students with vocational skills from the view of vocational education teachers in Jordan. The researcher chose a random sample which involves from 200 VE teachers (including females and males). The sample was chosen from public basic schools in Amman, Jordan. To meet the intended goals, a questionnaire was designed and used. It includes two parts. The first part is used for obtaining information about the teachers’ experience and gender.  The second part is used for obtaining data about the study’s areas (i.e. teachers, students, curricula and type of skills). The researcher of the present study found that the extent of effectiveness of the vocational education (VE) curricula in providing public basic school students with vocational skills from the perspective of vocational education teachers in Jordan is moderate.   A significant difference exists between the attitudes that can be attributed to gender for the favor of males. However, no significant difference exists between the respondents’ attitudes that can be attributed to gender for the favor of experience. The researcher recommends making changes to the vocational educational (VE) curricula in a manner that contributes to providing students with skills that are needed due to having rapid technological and knowledge-related changes worldwide.