Title: A Study of the Construction of Innovation Management Strategies for Senior Vocational Schools in Taiwan Pages: 214
School: National Taipei University of Technology
Department: Institute of Technology & Vocational Education
Time: January, 2013 Degree: Ph.D.
Researcher: Lu Yan-Gen Advisor: Wu, Ching-ji；Lin, Chin-Yen
Keywords: senior vocational schools, innovation management, strategy
Faced with the impact of low birth rate, decreasing students, the school change failed to meet pluralistic society expectations and the government financial stringency and other factors, Vocational Schools recruit students and management of the crisis has been formed, and the priority needs to seek innovative strategy in order to break through this predicament. Therefore, the study of innovative management strategies for senior vocational schools to provide for schools and policy implementation of the enhancement for reference is really an urgent matter.
In this study, 391 faculty members of Taiwan public and private senior vocational schools in 50 schools are the research objects, by means of the survey and interview, both qualitative and quantitative analysis methods have been used.
The purposes of this study include: 1. to explore senior vocational schools innovative management strategies the degree of importance and feasibility. 2. Senior vocational schools in the importance and feasibility of innovative management strategies factors. 3. Differences in different background variables on innovation management strategies factors in senior vocational schools. 4. Senior vocational schools in the implementation of innovation management strategies order of priority.
Conclusions divided into 8 points, include: 1. The importance of senior vocational schools and the feasibility of innovative management strategies, with the principals of enlightened leadership and team incentives were highly correlated. 2. Senior vocational schools in the importance of the innovative management strategies factors are summarized in the following three factors: principal enlightened leadership and school management, team of colleagues to share and teamwork, school resources and team incentives. 3. Senior vocational schools innovative management strategy feasibility factors are summarized as follows: school colleagues and teamwork, principals enlightenment and school guide, harmonious atmosphere, mechanism of measures taken by schools, resources provided by schools, team support and incentives. 4. Principals with school male colleagues, for the principals enlightenment and guide about the feasibility of innovative management strategies in vocational high schools was significantly higher than other colleagues and female colleagues. 5. Public senior vocational schools innovative management strategies, resources and team motivation, school resources factors were significantly higher than private schools; public schools were significantly lower than private schools in principals enlightenment and school management, school measures mechanism. 6. For the motivation and teamwork, the smaller the size of the schools or located in remote areas, was significantly higher than large and metropolitan area schools. 7. As for the principals’ enlightenment and school management, school resources and team incentives, school colleagues and teamwork perception, schools located in remote areas were significantly higher than urban schools. 8. The priorities of the implementation for senior vocational schools innovative management strategies include: principals visions, appreciation for innovation, receiving advices, authorization and innovation, commitment to the visions, team praise, team encouragement and the principals’ support for innovation, supporting the losing colleagues, requiring performance, 10 strategies in total. Among them, the two key points are principal leadership enlightened management and teamwork support.