New trends in curriculum development in technological and vocational education in Chinese Taipei economy

This paper describes six trends in the development of senior vocational schools (SVS) and junior colleges (JC) curriculum standards. They are: (1) aiming to incorporate job training with advanced further study; (2) a tendency toward despecialisation; (3) an increase in academic coursework; (4) reliance on new technology to modernise subject matter; (5) an emphasis on feedback mechanisms for curriculum development; and (6) promotion of school-based curriculum development. Four suggestions for new directions for technological and vocational education (TVE) are made. They are: (1) more cooperation among TVE users and providers; (2) more integration with TVE subfields and articulation among TVE levels; (3) more experiential learning and flexibility in curriculum structure; and (4) development of skill standards and an assessment process to lead and demonstrate curricular quality and accountability.

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This paper describes six trends in the development of senior vocational schools (SVS) and junior colleges (JC) curriculum standards. They are: (1) aiming to incorporate job training with advanced further study; (2) a tendency toward despecialisation; (3) an increase in academic coursework; (4) reliance on new technology to modernise subject matter; (5) an emphasis on feedback mechanisms for curriculum development; and (6) promotion of school-based curriculum development. Four suggestions for new directions for technological and vocational education (TVE) are made. They are: (1) more ...  [+] Show more