A Comparative Study of Vocational and Traditional Courses in Relation to Self-Efficacy and Hope
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Across the world the debate about the importance of vocational education has been going for decades. The
convenience to vocational-education and skill development empowers men and women of all Age-groups
across urban and rural areas and gives the chances and assistances of initial and lifelong learning. The
vocational-education courses trained the students in technical skills and prepare them for dedicated jobs. In
India, there is a great need of vocational education which improves job stability as it is very low as compared
to higher education in traditional courses. The present study compares the vocational and traditional course
in relation to self-efficacy and hope. A total of 80 students of vocational and traditional courses are being
taken as sample for this research. Self-efficacy and hope scale used as tool in research. The result shows that
there is a significant positive relation among vocational courses in relation to hope as compared to traditional
courses and non-significant relation to self-efficacy.
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Self-efficacy, Vocational education, Skill development.
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