GHRF 2009: Directions for the vocational education program at the middle school level

The Korean government makes its best efforts to support Meister high schools as part of the national agenda called Diversity of high schools. As a leading model of vocational high schools, Meister high schools adopt an educational curriculum reflecting various industrial requirements, allowing graduates to work for companies and study in schools and helping students becomes Meister. To achieve success, Meister high schools require industry-education cooperation that guarantees the graduates career path, establishment of employment path, and improved policies supporting both work and study. While related policies are being enhanced, the Meister high schools considered here are preparing for its opening: finding companies to support industry-education cooperation, developing the educational curriculum, securing excellent teachers, improving the educational environment, and selecting potential students. This section seeks to suggest how to enhance the Meister high schools by examining a wide range of cases such as industry-education cooperation and social partnership of institutes of vocational education, reflection of industrial needs on the educational curriculum, selection of teachers, and opportunities for high school education.

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Education

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• Directions
• for
• the
• vocational
• education
• program
• at
• middle
• school
• level