A Study on the Vocational School Curricula of German Upper Secondary Education
| Autor: | Ya-Chun Huang, 黃亞君 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 106 The study is to investigate the curricula of vocational schools of German upper secondary education in three aspects, namely, the division of fields of study, the procedures for developing curricula and the arrangements of subjects and their number of periods. The research is conducted with comparative education research method, literature review and document analysis on first-hand official document. Main findings are as follows. First, division of fields of study in occupation-oriented vocational schools are set in terms of occupational fields by the Länder with reference to 16 occupational fields specified by the Federal Employment Agency. And fields of study in college-bound curricula are devided into to 6 specialized fields stipulated according to the framework curricula resolutions. Second, the objective of the development of occupation-oriented curricula, is to modernize or initiate an occupation of formal training. The steps are to specify the benchmarks for the training regulations of occupations, to elaborate the training regulations, the training and the teaching framework curricula with the coordination of federal experts and Länder experts. The procedures are regulated by federal laws and are led by the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Trainings. On the other hand, college-bound curricula are regulated by the Länder laws and are developed by the education and research institutions of the Länder following the resolutions of vocational schools by Kultusministerkonferenz. Third, differences are found with respect to the arrangement of subjects and their number of periods. Of the occupation-oriented curricula, general subjects are to provide practically-oriented extension of the previously acquired general education. Occupation-specialized subjects impart the vocational skills, knowledge and qualifications necessary to practice in a skilled occupation. Occupation-specialized areas or subjects and on-the-job training are allocated the highest number of periods. As to the college-bound curricula, general subjects are taught at an increased level of academic standards. The purpose of specialized subjects is to meet the academic standards and requirements of higher education. The subjects of final exam are given the highest number of teaching periods, which normally are German, English, mathematics and the main field-specific subject. Differentiation subjects are to take into account the development of students fitness potential. And for occupation-oriented curricula differentiation subjects are functioned as pilot courses of occupations to meet the needs of the training market development. Finally, based on the above research conclusions, suggestions are made to the curricula of upper secondary vocational education in Taiwan and for future studies. |
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