The Impact Of Vocational Education Curricula On Encouraging Students To Receive Technical Education From The Perspective Of The Students Majoring In Technical Education In Al-Balqa Applied University

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of vocational education (VE) curricula on encouraging students to receive technical education from the perspective of the students majoring in technical education in Al-Balqa Applied University. The sample involves one hundred fifty (150) students who were chosen from three faculties. To meet the sought goals, the researcher created a questionnaire that consists from two parts. Part 1 aims to collect demographic data (i.e. province, and academic program). Part 2 aims to collect data about the study’s areas. Those areas are: (the objectives of the curricula, content, and teaching methods). The researcherfound that the impact of vocational education curricula on encouraging students to receive technical education is moderate from the perspective of the students majoring in technical education in Al-Balqa Applied University. He found that there isn’t any statistically significant difference - at the statistical significance level of (a=0.05)- between the respondents’ attitudes towards the aforementioned impact which can be attributed to the respondents’ (academic program). He found that there is a statistically significant difference - at the statistical significance level of (a=0.05)- between the respondents’ attitudes towards the aforementioned impact which can be attributed to the respondents’ (province). The latter difference is for the favor of the ones residing in the Northern Province in Jordan. He recommends making changes to the objectives of the curricula in a periodical manner in order to fit with the current socio-economic reality. He recommends ensuring that the VE curricula address a variety of topics in a manner that fits with the capabilities and interests of students