Impendent of the study of vocational education in vocational secondary schools in the city of Aqaba from the point of view of students

Authors

  • Raid Mohammad JumahAwad Al –Kderat, Dr. Department of Planning Directorate of Education for Aqaba, Ministry of Education, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2019.8.3.418.433

Keywords:

Vocational Education, Secondary Schools, Aqaba

Abstract

The study aims to explore the impendent of the study of vocational education in vocational secondary schools in the city of Aqaba from the point of view of students know how positive and an overview of the local community of the city of Aqaba.

 

This study is an exploratory, analytical study and follows the approach of collecting and analyzing data to draw conclusions. The researcher used the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, T-test and ANOVA test to measure the level of importance for the study questions.

 

The study targeted a sample of members of a community of (94) students Survey, distributed to the members of the sample, the study founded  the gap between secondary technical and technological campus within the comprehensive reform processors in the context of the educational system, including the correction of both educational tracks through specific training for students.

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2019-07-01

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Al –Kderat, R. M. J. (2019). Impendent of the study of vocational education in vocational secondary schools in the city of Aqaba from the point of view of students. Journal of Social Sciences (COES&Amp;RJ-JSS), 8(3), 418–433. https://doi.org/10.25255/jss.2019.8.3.418.433