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vocationalization

vocationalization

8.2
The process of making education teach practical job skills
  • noun
  • /voʊˌkeɪʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: vocacionalización
  • Vocationalization in schools aims to give students practical skills for their future careers.

Examples

  • Vocationalization was the term they used to refer to the development of a new overarching rationale for education during the 20th century that emphasized the economic significance of schooling, from elementary classes to graduate study.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The process of vocationalization helps align educational programs with job market needs.

  • Many universities focus on vocationalization to enhance job readiness among graduates.

Synonyms

vocationalism
vsvocationalization
  • Specialized
7.3

Teaching people skills for specific jobs

is the active process that shifts education toward practical job skills

How Practical

vocationalization
  • Specialized
8.2
schooling
71 1.3

Surface Forms

vocationalization singular
vocationalizations plural

Morphology

vocationalization = vocational (transparent) = vocation + al + ization

The meaning is directly recoverable from the base adjective 'vocational' plus the process-forming suffix '-ization'.

Etymology

Vocationalization comes from vocation, which means 'calling' or a job, plus the ending -ization, which means 'making' or a process of change. So, vocationalization is the process of making education more focused on specific jobs and practical skills.