Technological Specialisation Courses in Portugal: Description and Suggested Improvements

Autor/inn/en	da Costa, Nilza Maria Vilhena Nunes; Simoes, Ana Raquel; Pereira, Giselia Antunes; Pombo, Lucia
Titel	Technological Specialisation Courses in Portugal: Description and Suggested Improvements
Quelle	In: European Journal of Vocational Training, 46 (2009) 1, S.151-173 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1977-0219
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocational Education; Trainees; Questionnaires; Administrator Attitudes; Postsecondary Education; Educational Improvement; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Course Descriptions; Institutional Characteristics; Curriculum Evaluation; Specialization; Technology Education; Portugal + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Auszubildender; Weibliche Auszubildende; Fragebogen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Kursstrukturplan; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Arbeitsteilige Spezialisierung; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht
Abstract	This study is a part of the "Post-secondary Vocational Training in Portugal Project: from a description through to suggestions to improve training quality", which ran from 2003 to 2006. This article, which makes use of data obtained from interviews with Directors of Schools which offer technological specialisation courses (CETs) and from questionnaires answered by trainers and trainees, describes the courses currently available in the central region of Portugal and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of this type of training. The positive aspects identified are: the type of training; interpersonal relationships, the developments of trainees' skills and the benefits to the institutions. The aspects requiring improvement are: course organisation (coordination and logistic matters) and some curricular aspects. Some measures to improve the quality of CETs are suggested, which would assist the creation of courses, strengthen the collective image of this type of training and link training evaluation to training quality. (Contains 1 figure and 11 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10