KEYWORDS:
Secondary Vocational School Students, Character Strengths, Psychological Stress, Psychological Symptom, Moderation
However, there is currently little research on this topic, especially for
secondary vocational school students.
Regarding study stress, it would seem
that secondary vocational school students experience little study stress, at least compared to high school students.
Specifically,
secondary vocational school students who are not satisfied with themselves may develop inferiority complexes, low self - evaluations, and low self - efficacy (Zhou & Li, 2010).
Namely, we examined the characteristics and relationships between
secondary vocational school students» character strengths, psychological stress, and psychological symptoms in order to understand the factors influencing this sample's psychological health.
Thus, helping
secondary vocational school students recognize and use their strengths is conducive to improving their health.
Results from the present study provide support for the buffering role of strengths against stress and psychological problems among adolescents, especially among
secondary vocational school students.
Particularly, it is commonly believed that
secondary vocational school students are those who failed on high school entrance examination; thus, they have no choice but to attend such a school (rather than it being an optimal choice) or have a learning disability (Wu & Yao, 2013).
Secondary vocational school students are an important adolescent sub-group.
Sample: A total of 282
secondary vocational school students were recruited.
To ensure that teachers, parents, and society no longer view
secondary vocational school students as disadvantaged, we must find ways for helping these children identify their own strengths.
The events covered in the scale are believed to apply to
secondary vocational school students.
Regarding family stress, such as parents being laid off, economic difficulties, relatives passing away, and family disharmony, we noted no evidence that the frequency of family - related stressful events was greater among
secondary vocational school students than among high school students.
Secondary vocational school students have more stress towards studying, social interaction, and development.
However, future studies should adopt a multidimensional perspective to probe the concrete structure and developmental process of
secondary vocational school students» character strengths for promoting positive growth.
Additionally, there is research from the perspective of mental resilience and self - esteem on how to help
secondary vocational school students discover and improve their positive psychological resources (Zhang & Jiang, 2012).
Secondary vocational school students» unique learning experiences, social expectations, future planning, and stage of mental development determine their various personality traits and strengths, which will likely differ from those of high school students.
TITLE: Role of Character Strengths and Stress in Psychological Symptoms among Chinese
Secondary Vocational School Students
We conjecture that the influence of family stress on
secondary vocational school students may be mediated by academic achievement and social ability, among other factors.
Although there are several interventions for promoting high school and college students» active development and healthy growth, there is a lack of similar interventions adopting a strengths perspective for
secondary vocational school students.
If they are going ahead to tertiary, that will be very good, but if not, we should also create an outlet for vocational schools so that when they finish senior high, if they are not able to continue, they can go into the post-secondary technical schools or post -
secondary vocational schools, to learn a skill and all that.
Secondary vocational schools are public high schools that may offer the same advantages of any traditional high school — AP classes, the opportunity to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities.
Improving the teaching quality at
secondary vocational schools has become an important topic; however, there remains little research focusing on secondary vocational school students» psychological health.
Background: Character strengths are important psychology resources, which affect the academic and social development of students at
secondary vocational schools.
Not exact matches
The policy will also cover agricultural,
vocational and technical institutions at the
secondary school level.
It also reorganised
secondary education into two basic types: grammar
schools, which focused on academic studies, with the assumption that many of their pupils would go on to higher education; and
secondary modern
schools, which were intended for children who would be going into trades, and which therefore concentrated on basic and
vocational skills.
Among the beneficiary
schools in Nzema land are the Nkroful Agricultural Senior High and the Esiama
Secondary Technical in the Ellembelle District, the Annor Adjei Senior High in the Jomoro District, and the Axim Girls
Vocational Institute and Gwiraman Community Day
School at Bamiango in the Nzema - East Municipality.
The start of work on 200 Community Day Senior High
Schools, implementation of a $ 156 million
Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SEIP), implementation of a Progressively Free S.H.S. Programme in 2015, start of work to expand infrastructure in our technical and
vocational institutions among others are evidence of his work.
Washington — The ranking Republican member of the House Subcommittee on Elementary,
Secondary, and
Vocational Education has taken strong exception to a Bush Administration plan to spend $ 6 million to audit
schools as a way of verifying that they have not overestimated the number of
school lunches they serve.
In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Elementary,
Secondary, and
Vocational Education last week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich suggested that the Clinton Administration may introduce its
school - to - work initiative as part of an omnibus workforce - development bill.
Secondary schools also have the opportunity to deliver senior
schooling courses in the context of HPE to give student pathways for ATAR and
vocational education and training courses.
But witnesses at a hearing on
school finance held by the Subcommittee on Elementary,
Secondary, and
Vocational education said such a program would probably cost too much to win approval.
But it would require states to spend at least 65 percent of their federal funds for
vocational education at the
secondary -
school...
In addition to this, eight in 10 (80 per cent) of the
secondary school leaders surveyed by The Key maintain that the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) performance measure, in particular, is limiting opportunities for their pupils with
vocational or technical aptitude.
Provision in
vocational and technical education, which includes subjects such as catering, construction and engineering, has become weaker in more than half (56 per cent) of
secondary schools since 2014.
At the other extreme, in countries that stream students into different kinds of
secondary schools (for example, academic and
vocational), between -
school variance is much larger than in Australia.
The government at the time restructured the system — the existing eight - year primary
school followed by early
vocational tracking was replaced by six years of primary education and three years of lower general
secondary education.
Preparing
Secondary Students for Work makes a clear distinction between
vocational learning (managed by the
school sector) and VET, which is managed by the VET sector.
It was decided that «only after nine years of
schooling would a decision be taken about what type of upper
secondary education, academic or
vocational, — would follow» (Jakubowski, Patrinos, Porta & Wiśniewski, 2010).
The Polish education system includes comprehensive
secondary schooling and an above - average proportion of students enrolled in
vocational education and training (VET) programmes.
«
Vocational learning» describes a wide range of activity delivered within the broader
school curriculum and includes career education programs, through which
secondary students explore the world of work, build career development skills and learn about the different education, training and employment pathways available to them.
The Hon Sussan Ley MP led the review aimed to, «ensure that
vocational learning and VET delivered to
secondary school students reflects modern
schools and workplaces.»
For instance, Anthony Bryk, Valerie Lee, and Peter Holland have argued that it stems from Catholic
schools» rejection of the 20th - century trend toward making
secondary schools more
vocational, and their commitment to the classic college - preparatory curriculum.
Increasing the share of
vocational secondary schooling has been a mainstay of development policy for decades, especially in formerly socialist countries.
Aboriginal education, Aboriginal achievement, Aboriginal students, Torres Strait Islander education, Torres Strait Islander students, Disadvantaged, Socioeconomic influences, Constitutional law, Early childhood education, Primary
secondary education,
Vocational education and training, Higher education, Attendance, Large scale assessment, Government Aboriginal relationship, Boarding
schools, Communities, Outreach programs
Education policymakers, postsecondary educators, public
school principals,
secondary academic and
vocational teachers, state and local education personnel, and teacher - educators, are invited to participate.
Washington — Despite vigorous lobbying by higher - education groups, the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week approved a bill directing the bulk of federal
vocational - education funds to
secondary schools.
The reauthorization bill approved by the committee contained a slight modification in the measure as reported last month by the education subcommittee, which mandated that states channel 70 percent of federal
vocational - education funds to
secondary schools and 30 percent to postsecondary institutions.
60 % of
secondary staff (excluding don't knows) said their
school has cut the range of non-EBacc subjects and 64 % said there are fewer
vocational options.
Middle States Association of Colleges and
Schools, Commission on Higher Education Middle States Commission on
Secondary Schools New England Association of
Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education New England Association of
Schools and Colleges, Commission on Technical and Career Institutions New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department, Office of the Professions (Public Postsecondary
Vocational Education, Practical Nursing) North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and
School Improvement, Board of Trustees North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools, The Higher Learning Commission Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Pennsylvania State Board of
Vocational Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education Puerto Rico State Agency for the Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational, Technical Institutions and Programs Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools, Commission on Colleges Western Association of
Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of
Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for
Schools Western Association of
Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities