Scope and Method of Study. The purpose of the study was to survey selected Nigerian students in Oklahoma for informations to be used in developing a model for a two-year Vocational and Technical program, that could help facilitate and restructure the educational programs for int…
The study assessed students' attitudes toward vocational training and evaluated how the students perceived the economic benefits of vocational education following the vocationalization of the secondary school curriculum in Nigeria. The relationship between the students' perceive…
The purposes of this study were: (1) to determine whether support exists for Herzberg's two-factor theory in an educational setting in Malaysia; (2) to determine and describe the job satisfaction of polytechnic instructors in Malaysia; and (3) to examine the relationships betwee…
This study investigates the effectiveness of technical/vocational education in Ethiopia respective to the employability of graduates between 1983 and 1992. Contrary to the findings of Professor Philip Foster in Ghana in the 1960s, technical/vocational graduates in Ethiopia durin…
This dissertation examines the role of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) training programs in providing the private sector companies with trained and skilled Saudi workers to help them to nationalize their work force (Saudiization). The study investigates the perceptio…
This dissertation argues that the government policy for assisting and supporting OJT programs in Saudi Arabia was effective in affecting the performance and outcomes of supported OJT programs and in affecting the OJT market. The policy effectiveness has produced effective OJT pr…
This is a study of organizational climate of Saudi Aramco's twelve (12) Academic and Job Skills training centers in Saudi Arabia. Responding to a survey in English (Work Environment Scale), approximately 518 teachers and administrators answered ninety (90) questions relating to …
This study addressed the validation of goals and competencies necessary to establish the curriculum to train CAD/CAM technicians in Nigerian industries. A census survey was utilized to collect data regarding the perceptions of the Nigerian and other African foreign trained natio…
The Indonesian Directorate of Vocational Education has been shifting delivery of vocational education from the school-base to the industry-base model since 1993. In doing so, the Directorate adapted the German Dual System and called it a "Pendidikan Sistim Ganda (PSG)". This sys…
The main goal of this research was to find a more effective method of presenting instruction in engineering design graphics. A course in this area of study is mainly concerned with the development of spatial cognition of the students enrolled. Various tools and techniques have b…
The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the major factors that facilitate or impede the integration of technology education in a developing nation, with particular reference to Nigerian secondary schools. A survey research method was used to collect data from secon…
This study investigated the extent of agreement between leaders of technical institutes and leaders of business and industry in Saudi Arabia toward developing needed cooperative activities related to the perceived importance and need for cooperation, current cooperative activiti…
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between culture, physical environment, and geographical location as barriers/factors effecting the success of technology transfer to private manufacturing industries in Saudi Arabia. Procedures. A survey inst…
The purpose of this study was to determine the value, as perceived by faculty and graduates from the Vocational-Technical Education (VTE) Department at the State University of New York College at Oswego (SUNYCO), of the Standards of Quality for the Preparation and Certification …
Malaysia is embarking on efforts to develop competitive and productive manpower in science and technology in order to achieve its Vision 2020 plan and prepare for a future global economy. However, the country faces problems that may hamper the timely achievement of its workforce…
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the UNDP's tripartite evaluation processes, the problems, and the extent of utilization of these processes in the development of technical cooperation projects in technical and vocational education in West Africa. Data we…