Education environment and teaching quality in secondary vocational schools in China: Basis for school improvement plan

International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 12 Issue 4

Available Online: 31 May 2024

Author/s:

Liu, Huijia
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (827214869@qq.com)

Abstract:

This paper analyzes the educational environment and teaching quality of the selected secondary vocational schools in China, and it aims to provide a reference for improving the level of secondary vocational education. This study, which investigated 343 students in Henan Province, China, determined the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, grade level, academic year, and program; evaluated the educational environment regarding teaching facilities, educational resources, faculty composition, and disciplinary structure; described the teaching quality in terms of teaching objectives, content, methods, evaluation, and improvement strategies; analyzed significant differences in responses when grouped according to demographic variables; tested the relationship of the three identified variables and lastly, proposed a school Improvement Plan based on the study’s findings. The results showed that most of the students who participated in the survey are between 13 and 20 years old, belonging to different fields of specialization particularly those computer graphic design majors. In terms of educational environment, most students believe that teaching facilities, training bases and equipment for related teaching services need to be to improved by putting in more investment on these areas. In terms of teaching quality, some students believe that teachers ‘teaching ability and teaching methods can be more diversified, and the teaching methods cannot attract students’ attention. Most students claimed that the classroom is boring, and the digital application level of teachers needs to be further improved. Since the teaching facilities will affect the teaching quality, particularly in the teaching process, digital course can attract more attention of students, improve students’ learning ability and practical ability, convenient teacher preparation. This present research propose some school improvement plans designed to create a school environment where students can feel that the classroom activities are lively and interesting, and particularly improve the teaching quality.

Keywords: education environment, teaching quality, teaching facilities, teacher team

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1041

Cite this article:
Liu, H. (2024). Education environment and teaching quality in secondary vocational schools in China: Basis for school improvement plan. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 12(4), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2024.1041