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Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce

Industries’ activity and skill demands are changing so rapidly that it is an enormous task for teachers to simply keep on top of these developments. This paper studies the industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to be competent teachers. This industry-speci...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah, Mohammad Hussain, Mohd. Azlan, Hanapi, Zaliza, Suhairom, Nornazira, Abd. Wahid, Nurhusna
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Language:English
Published: Taylor's University 2018
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LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85169/1/RafeizahMohdZulkifli2018_Industry-SpecificKnowledgethatVocationalTeachersShouldKnow.pdf
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spelling my.utm.851692020-03-04T01:31:44Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85169/ Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah Mohammad Hussain, Mohd. Azlan Hanapi, Zaliza Suhairom, Nornazira Abd. Wahid, Nurhusna LB Theory and practice of education Industries’ activity and skill demands are changing so rapidly that it is an enormous task for teachers to simply keep on top of these developments. This paper studies the industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to be competent teachers. This industry-specific knowledge will help vocational teachers produce a skilled workforce that meets the demands of the Malaysian labor market. To identify the necessary industry-specific knowledge for Malaysian vocational teachers, a modified Delphi study has been conducted on 25 expert panelists from Malaysian vocational colleges and local universities. The experts were asked to rate the eleven-predetermined industry-specific knowledge. In addition, the panelists were asked to suggest any industry-specific knowledge that they believed Malaysian vocational teachers needed to know. Through two rounds of Delphi surveys, 13 areas of industry-specific knowledge have been identified necessary for Malaysian vocational teachers. That industry-specific knowledge will enrich vocational college instructors’ teaching competencies, especially regarding planning and preparing their teaching activities so vocational students will have the up-to-date knowledge and skills required by potential employers. Taylor's University 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85169/1/RafeizahMohdZulkifli2018_Industry-SpecificKnowledgethatVocationalTeachersShouldKnow.pdf Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah and Mohammad Hussain, Mohd. Azlan and Hanapi, Zaliza and Suhairom, Nornazira and Abd. Wahid, Nurhusna (2018) Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 13 . pp. 14-22. ISSN 1823-4690 http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Special%20Issue%20on%20ICETVESS_2017/ICETVESS_02.pdf
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topic LB Theory and practice of education
spellingShingle LB Theory and practice of education
Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah
Mohammad Hussain, Mohd. Azlan
Hanapi, Zaliza
Suhairom, Nornazira
Abd. Wahid, Nurhusna
Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce
description Industries’ activity and skill demands are changing so rapidly that it is an enormous task for teachers to simply keep on top of these developments. This paper studies the industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to be competent teachers. This industry-specific knowledge will help vocational teachers produce a skilled workforce that meets the demands of the Malaysian labor market. To identify the necessary industry-specific knowledge for Malaysian vocational teachers, a modified Delphi study has been conducted on 25 expert panelists from Malaysian vocational colleges and local universities. The experts were asked to rate the eleven-predetermined industry-specific knowledge. In addition, the panelists were asked to suggest any industry-specific knowledge that they believed Malaysian vocational teachers needed to know. Through two rounds of Delphi surveys, 13 areas of industry-specific knowledge have been identified necessary for Malaysian vocational teachers. That industry-specific knowledge will enrich vocational college instructors’ teaching competencies, especially regarding planning and preparing their teaching activities so vocational students will have the up-to-date knowledge and skills required by potential employers.
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author Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah
Mohammad Hussain, Mohd. Azlan
Hanapi, Zaliza
Suhairom, Nornazira
Abd. Wahid, Nurhusna
author_facet Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah
Mohammad Hussain, Mohd. Azlan
Hanapi, Zaliza
Suhairom, Nornazira
Abd. Wahid, Nurhusna
author_sort Mohd. Zulkifli, Rafeizah
title Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce
title_short Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce
title_full Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce
title_fullStr Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce
title_full_unstemmed Industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce
title_sort industry-specific knowledge that vocational teachers should know and be able to do to prepare a job-ready workforce
publisher Taylor's University
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85169/1/RafeizahMohdZulkifli2018_Industry-SpecificKnowledgethatVocationalTeachersShouldKnow.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/85169/
http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Special%20Issue%20on%20ICETVESS_2017/ICETVESS_02.pdf
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