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 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 …
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
This case study examined the nature of human capital in the gaming industry in Egypt and replicates the work of Bontis (2002) to measure the antecedents of effective human capital management. The quantitative phase collected information regarding profit, revenue, number of emplo…
This study sought to identify the most important roles and competencies of human resource development (HRD) practitioners in banks in Egypt. The purpose was to set a framework for improvement of HRD practitioner's job performance. It will also help measure the gap between the pe…
This thesis examines the culture of organizations in Egypt, by comparing Person-Culture fit with Employee Performance and Job Satisfaction. It aims at understanding the gap between certain values that characterize a target organization and an individual's preference for that par…
The purpose of this study was to determine agricultural officers' in-service educational needs for precision agriculture in the province of Balochistan-Pakistan through Remote Sensing technology. Their competence (knowledge) level in specific units of remote sensing and its rela…
Many studies have been conducted on leadership and change; however the primary focus of these studies was on the need for effective leadership to make change initiatives successful. There is little evidence that many instruments exist to gather data directly related to leader tr…
One vital question led to this research study: is there a relationship between emotional intelligence and employee's performance self-rating? Several researchers have constructed theoretical frameworks to better understand emotional intelligence. Theoretical and empirical eviden…