[[alternative]]A Case Study of the Strategies for Transforming Vocational Senior High Schools into Community Colleges in Taiwan, R.O.C

[[abstract]]The purpose of this research is to explore the problems educators may encounter in terms of the faculty, teaching, facilities, school counseling, and administration while a vocational senior high school transforms to a community college. Included are suggestions that educators can apply for future reference. In this study, a quantitative questionnaire—The Possibility of Transforming a Vocational Senior High School to a Community College, was developed as the data gathering method. The subject group of this research is the faculty of Taipei Municipal Ta-An Senior Vocational Industrial School. Findings of this study are analyzed under frequency, percentages. The results show that Ⅰ. The faculty 1.In designing vocational courses, educators should correspond them with the market, the faculty and facilitates at present, and needs of students. 2.Providing the second professional training for faculty members at present to innovate and advance their professional standards. 3.Uniting and adjusting subjects that are out of fashion, and providing continuous training program regularly. 4.Employing professionals or providing the second professional training programs for the faculty at present to resolve the shortage of faculty members. Ⅱ. The teaching 1.Providing multiple learning experience for students in the community college. 2.Designing unique teaching materials for the community college. Educators can apply the college level materials for academic studies and develop skill-based and ability-based materials for vocational subjects. 3.Separating schedules of required and elective courses and providing different levels in each course to open students learning options. Ⅲ.The facilities 1.Providing unoccupied laboratories for student practice and vocational training of the public. 2.Replenish facilitates in accordance with needs of the market and making good use of facilitates at present. Ⅳ.The counseling 1.Improving school counselors’ knowledge of vocational education. 2.Enhancing students’ skills in job hunting and in working fields. Moreover, encouraging the system of internship and certificate. Ⅴ.The administration of public affairs 1.Increasing opening positions for recommendation to senior colleges or universities, and urging the approval of transferred credits from community colleges to senior colleges and universities. 2.Recruiting the administrative staff of vocational senior high school from the community college staff. 3.Courses in the community college should be based and focused on the professional skills in accordance with the academic and theoretical study. 4.Establishing the department of vocational senior high school under the community college will be the main idea while considers transforming vocational senior high schools to community colleges. 5.Transforming vocational senior high schools to community colleges should be based on the two-year vocational college system. Keywords： vocational senior high school；community college