nonvocational
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- adjective
- /nɒnvoʊˈkeɪʃənl/
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no vocacional
- The education system offers a variety of programs, including nonvocational courses that focus on personal development and general knowledge.
Examples
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All students in the third grade (final year) in a stratified sample of seven nonvocational senior high schools in Oslo were asked to complete a questionnaire during class.
Academic text (2004) -
In general, over 88% of the cohort attends senior high school in Oslo, and 52% receive nonvocational training (Statistics Norway, 1999).
Academic text (2004) -
The more consistent one's personality profile, the more likely one will be satisfied in one's job, because according to Holland (1973), consistency of personality pattern affects the choice of satisfying vocations and nonvocational acts.
Academic text (1992) -
Many students choose to enroll in nonvocational classes to explore their interests outside of career training.
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In contrast to vocational schools, nonvocational institutions provide a broader curriculum not tied to specific job skills.
Antonyms
How Vocational
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonvocational = vocational (transparent) = non + vocation + al
Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' attached to the adjective 'vocational', yielding 'not vocational' with an obvious meaning.
Etymology
The word nonvocational breaks into non- meaning 'not' and vocation meaning 'a calling' or 'job', the same idea you see in the common word vocation. So nonvocational describes courses or programs that are 'not for a job' and focus on general learning or personal interest rather than training for a specific job.