Vocational education in Thailand: a study of choice and returns

Moenjak, Thammarak; Worswick, Christopher

doi:10.1016/s0272-7757(01)00059-0

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“…Then, after reaching its zenith further additional income will decline. This is consistent with the research of Moenjak and Worswick (2003) who stated that work experience factors affect the amount of earning for working individuals with longer work experience who are thus considered to have expertise and higher productivity levels. The highpoint of work experience can be obtained from the first derivative model of education return to variable work experience, which is 31 years for individuals working in 2000 and 2007, and 29 years for individuals working in 2014.…”

Section: Work Experiencesupporting

confidence: 92%

Competition and Cooperation in Economics and Business

Husodo¹,

Gitaharie²,

Gani³

et al. 2017

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Although all care is taken to ensure integrity and the quality of this publication and the information herein, no responsibility is assumed by the publishers nor the author for any damage to the property or persons as a result of operation or use of this publication and/or the information contained herein. Business -Gani et al. (Eds) © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-62666-9 v Business -Gani et al. (Eds) © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-62666-9 ix Preface This book is one of the five volumes of proceedings that provides an opportunity for readers to engage with selected papers presented at the 1st Asia-Pacific Forum for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (1st APRISH) conference held in Depok (Indonesia) on November 7-9, 2016. Quoting the theme of the conference "Competition and Cooperation in the Globalized World," this book would be a valuable contribution to get a better understanding of the future global challenges. Readers will find a broad range of research reports on topics ranging from globalization, poverty, population and some macroprudential perspectives on managing the risk of a more integrated world. One of the unique and valuable dimensions of this conference is the capability for blending the chemistries among educators, students, and researchers from around the world to discuss globalization in a broad spectrum. The reader will discover both common challenges and creative solutions emerge from very diverse settings. The relevance of the conference's theme, towards an evidence-based society, for a variety of disciplines, is reflected in the diverse range of papers that have been submitted for publication. These serve to demonstrate the natural attraction of the conference for sharing ideas and findings within an international community. Overall, the conference was undoubtedly very successful. Plenary lectures and presentations were successfully bridging the gap between the different fields of social sciences, making it possible for non-experts in a given area to gain insight into new areas. Also, among the speakers there were some young scientists, namely, doctoral, master's and undergraduate students, who bring new perspectives to their fields. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may Competition and Cooperation in Economics and Competition and Cooperation in Economics andThe editors would like to thank all those who have contributed to submit full papers for this conference. We rece...

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Section: Work Experiencesupporting

confidence: 92%

Competition and Cooperation in Economics and Business

Husodo¹,

Gitaharie²,

Gani³

et al. 2017

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“…In some countries, it is possible to move between academic and vocational education streams, while in others the streams are quite separate. For example, educational systems in Israel and Thailand allow students who have chosen vocational education access to higher education [2], [3]. In both countries, vocational education has as high a return as-and sometimes higher than-an academic education.…”

Section: Discussion Of Pros and Cons Education Systems In Sub-saharanmentioning

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Are apprenticeships beneficial in sub-Saharan Africa?

Teal¹

2016

izawol

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“…The extent that VET program pays off higher dividends compared to general education. Contrary to ones believe, studies in countries like Thailand [14], Egypt [6], Tanzania [15], Singapore [18] finds that the vocational education yield higher returns than the same from general education. Their findings suggest that providing general education to the work force should be followed by on-the-job training would be more beneficial to students.…”

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Internship Program As a Strategy for Employability in Bahrain

Anis¹,

Mokhtar²

2018

KSS

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This article discusses the available literature on the human capital theories and that are related to vocational education and training in some of the developing countries.Issues and concerned were discussed. Although University College Bahrain (UCB) is not an institution that solely runs on VET but the idea of VET is related. UCB introduces courses that applied internship practice in its degree program as a major strategy for employability as presented in this article. It also took into account the concerned and the challenges faced by the institution.

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Vocational education in Thailand: a study of choice and returns

Cited by 83 publications

References 11 publications

Competition and Cooperation in Economics and Business

Competition and Cooperation in Economics and Business

Are apprenticeships beneficial in sub-Saharan Africa?

Internship Program As a Strategy for Employability in Bahrain

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