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    Agendered Analysis of Technical and Vocational Training and Education in Palestine
    (2016) Heba Taleb Abd Allateef Jeetawi; Dr. Saida Affouneh
    This study aimed to recognize the gendered analysis of technical and vocational training and education in West Bank and Gaza Strip. The study followed the descriptive analytical method, because it is appropriate to the nature of this study, by qualitive and quantitive tools, such as the interview and the questionnaire. The study population consisted of all students of government vocational schools, vocational training centers and technical government colleges in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, they reached to (8206) for the year (2015), the students were distributed to (14) government vocational schools, (8) technical government colleges and (12) vocational training centers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The study sample was (433) students, were selected by a stratified random manner to vocational training institutions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and to the interview tool a sample of (15) the was selected sample of fifteen of vocational institutions principals' and deans, distributed between the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The interview results showed that, the institutions principals' and deans believe that the specializations and programs offered for females are appropriate, and the demand for Beautation and sewing specializations are still great, this demand linked with the culture of the society, which hinders females to be upon new aspects. The principal's of the professional institutions have no objection in teaching and training without being as a main course, but as a form of one lesson or a unit. The questionnaire results showed that the gendered analysis of technical and vocational training and education from students point of view, for the study domains, was among medium and large, the percentages for response were (65.7%) between domains, machines infrastructure, (78.22%) for the second sector, creating job opportunities, so it was big in comparison with the common rate of the whole sections. The results showed that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the students responses about a gendered analysis of technical and vocational training and education in West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to the six sectors, on the total score of the questionnaire paragraphs depending on (Vocational Institution Type, and the governorate) variables, and there are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the students responses about a gendered analysis of technical and vocational training and education in West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to the responses of females and males students about the situation of technical and vocational education and training according to (Gender) variable, for the benefit of male students. According to the study findings, the researcher recommended, the necessity of curriculum and training programs developing to be suitable for gender, to change the stereotype of women's work in the vocational fields, in addition to holding awareness courses in gender for principals and deans of the vocational institutions and encourage them to transfer this awareness to the students.