ASSIGNMENT 2 : SUMMARIZE AND CRITIC ARTICLE

THE STUDENTS AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT IN THE HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN MAINLAND CHINA: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES

PREPARED BY:

NORAISYAH BT MAT NOR (MP111084)

MASTER OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (MPV)

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

LECTURER : DR. AMIRMUDIN BIN UDIN

Source: 2011 International Conference on e-education, Entertainment and e-Management

(Shi Ruilong, Ou Xulin)

1.0              Introduction

Nowadays, a trend of vocational college student affairs management is changing from simple inculcating to the combination of inculcating which is management and also service. So that, this paper will discuss about issues and strategies  that we have to change  the mode of the vocational student management to build an integrated and service oriented one. We also should further enhance our awareness of legal and standardized management, and actively develop a management group to adapt with management mode of student affairs. As we know, student affair management is one part of TVET management and administration functions. 

2.0       Issues Existing in Vocational College

In Chinese, there have several problems that existing in Vocational college students affair management which is too much emphasis on “sosial standard” values, inhibiting students’s individual and creative development. So, it will making the students lack of awareness of self-education, self design and others. Second, the multi-level party and government co-management of vocational student management organization mode leading to the unclearness of information. This mode only focus on administrative function. Due to management many administrative levels, it is not easy for them to know their rights which make a relatively narrow management.

Third, focus on power rather than rules, leading to the weak implementation of vocational student affairs management. The management always making law and regulation invisible, and finally makes the implementation not very good. Last but not least is the low professional level of the workforce, leading to a lower degree of specialization in vocational student affairs management.This is because, vocational institutions require caunsellors to work more and in many areas so that they have to bear heavy responsibilities (Ma&Teng&Jang, 2009).

3.0        Strategies to Improve Student Affair Management

To overcome the problems we need to reflect the “student-oriented” concept  which means put serves student as an important task. Automatically it can promote students ability in self-management and self growth. Besides, we also should build a “ Flatting Mode” vocational college student affairs management by widening management power to improve the response speed of information. Then, we can promote people about civic and legal awareness. Therefore, to effectively promote the management, we must improve the staff, professional teachers and strictly regulate the education and management behavior. On the other hand, we must focus on the professional quality of services managers. For example, teachers should provide with management training course aimed to improve their professional quality.

4.0       Conclusion

In a conclusion, student affair management is important in vocational college because  it is one of specific TVET management functions for TVET management practice. Besides,  in the process of building vocational college student affairs management, we should consider  the characteristic of the vocational college and its student rather than completely copy the practice of the general university. We should make efforts to strengthen the student affair management of vocational college because this is one part of strategic planning.Strategic planning is a complex and a participatory process designed to scan the environment  and create mission, vission and strategies, capable to enhance institutional capacity and make the vocational college  more attractive and competitive in the market. Strategic planning attempts to systematize the process that enables an organization to attain its goals and objectives (Grant, 2003). The shift and changing of this mode cannot be finished in a short time, it need to adapt to new circumtances and more service system of moral cultivation, science and also technology innovation, learning guidance, vocational guidance and the community service system of learning.

5.0       References

Jian-sheng  Ma, Jun Teng, Lei Zhang (2009), “An investigation on causes of problems existingin student affairs in China,” Journal of Higher Education, Vol.30, No.5,May,pp.78-74.

Robert  M.  Grant (2003), Strategic Planning in a Turbulent  Environment,  Mcdonough  School  Of Business,  Georgetown  University,  Old  North Building,  Washington.

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