Reasons and Results of Nonapplicability of Education Technology in Vocational and Technical Schools in Turkey

Abstract

Education and technology are two basic elements in order to obtain skilled labor. Education provides a continuous improvement with willing and permanent changes in the abilities and behaviors of an individual. Technology is a discipline that provides the link between science and practice and occurs in a certain aim and order that are target -driven. Modern education gives an education based on the practice that makes the students active by using new technologies. The productivity of improving the workforce based on the skilled and sectoral expectations also depends on this. To use education technology provides a permanent education because the person first teaches and after he/she obtains the ability of practice in the effective and permanent learning. For this reason, to learn something by making and living is the most effective method. Infrastructure, lack of technological equipment, the level of instructors can cause to fall behind the technological development in the service and production sector of vocational and technical schools in Turkey. Vocational and technical schools cannot achieve their education objectives based on the practice, because they cannot use the education technology properly. As a result of this, the loss of skilled labor that has the ability of using the information technologies that is important for the development of a country can occur.

Effect of Competency, Work Motivation, Industrial Work Experience and Facilities on the Readiness of Work for Senior High School Graduates in Electro Expertise Programs

“…In addition to having a big goal to develop the country, efforts to prepare workers, and improve human resources are also very important and needed to meet the needs of the workforce. As one of the educational institutions, Vocational High Schools (Vocational Schools) have an effort to prepare human resources who are ready to use to meet the workforce, in accordance with the program of expertise that their students have (Dahil, et. al., 2015).…”

The Impact of Educational Technologies in Higher Education

“…Because of this, teachers that are not trained in technological applications have a competitive disadvantage in the labor market versus teachers who do have experience with the use of technology. A teacher without such training is an intermediate staff member not qualified for the labor market (Dahil, Karabulut & Mutlu, 2015). That is, most teachers do not have the level of knowledge or the teaching experience necessary for an adequate education process (Mendoza, Baldiris & Fabregat, 2015).…”

“…The instructors, who will be implementers of the technological integration, are severely hampered in using the technology because these instruments are sophisticated, and instructors do not have enough academic equipment. (Dahil et al, 2015). In other words, future teachers must learn in an applied way about the use of technology and extend it with pedagogical practices throughout their training for their professional development.…”

“…The lack of supply is a major obstacle to facilitating operations and Internet access (Hamidi et al, 2011). Many technical institutes and universities teach theoretical education instead of practical training since they do not have enough equipment or technological infrastructure (Dahil et al, 2015).…”

Information Technology-Based Management Education in Vocational High Schools

“…Such a rapid challenge will be overcome if the influence of school leadership is concentrated on achieving the intended goals. The influence of the principal's leadership besides catching up to overcome the challenges mentioned above, such as: creating openness in the process of providing education and teaching with information technology that connects science and practice to achieve a certain aim and target (Dahil, Karabulut & Mutlu, 2015). Creating a work climate based on information technology can be fun by implementing management functions in the process of organizing education, such as organizing planning, determining staff, being able to provide guidance and coaching towards accelerating is a control of all activities of the slightest deviation can be found so quickly resolved.…”