Global asymptotic stability of BAM neural networks with time-varying delays Bao-Zhu ZHAO, Juan HE , Xiu-Hong GUO 1 Foundation department, Sichuan TOP Vocational Institute of Information Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan, China 611743 E-mail: [email protected] Received: 3-03-2012; Accepted: 5-10-2012 *Corresponding author Abstract This paper presents a sufficient condition for the existence, uniqueness...

It is important to investigate the effectiveness of vocational high schools since governance expenditure on them was large compared to general high schools. This paper evaluates the impact of vocational high school on labor market in Korea. As a measure of the efficacy of the vocational high school, I use the wage data from the Korean Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS). Restricting the datase...

Employment is central to the concept of recovery in severe mental illness. However, common comorbid conditions present significant obstacles to consumers seeking employment and benefiting from vocational rehabilitation. We review research on the effects of three common comorbid conditions on work and response to vocational rehabilitation, including cognitive impairment, substance abuse, and med...

This study investigated the effect of performance-based versus competence-based assessment criteria on task performance and self-assessment skills among 39 novice secondary vocational education students in the domain of nursing and care. In a performance-based assessment group students are provided with a preset list of performance-based assessment criteria, describing what students should do, ...

vocational training is one of the crucial elements for generation that is going to be a part of skilled workforce of this world of work and to reduce the level of poverty.  it quickly enables a person to be a part of competitive workforce by enhancing their skills so that he may cope with the rapidly changing technological job and environment. the core objective of this study is to examine the ...

Creativity in technical and vocational education is an area where little research has been undertaken. This paper examines the existence and nature of creativity within a technical and further education college in Australia. The two studies found evidence of creativity within a course on mechanical design synthesis, however, the studies also found that teaching for creativity was not a central ...

Background: This study investigates the determinants of career change for individuals who change their job to become a teacher in vocational education and training (VET) as a second career. The question of what motivates individuals to forfeit their original occupation to become a teacher is important for policy making not only in times of teacher shortages but also in light of the quality of i...

Society has traditionally taken the position that education is a primary means of achieving national goals. Unfortunately, we have never collectively agreed upon “what kind” of education is needed--general or vocational. The present K-12 public educational system in the United States is comprised of general and vocational education tracts. Historically, one of the goals of vocational education ...