Evaluation of Teachers' Views on NEET, Early School Leaving and Skill Mismatch in Vocational High Schools

Cumhur Demiralp

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Meslek Liselerinde NEET, Okuldan Erken Ayrılma ve Beceri Uyumsuzluğuna Yönelik Öğretmen Görüşlerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı meslek liselerinde eğitim-öğretim gören öğrencilerin üç temel sorunsalı olarak belirlenen “NEET (ne okulda ne de istihdamda olma), Okuldan Erken Ayrılma ve Beceri Uyumsuzluğu” olgularına yönelik öğretmen görüşlerinin değerlendirilmesidir. Bu çalışma AB ERASMUS+ KA202 Mesleki Eğitim Alanında Stratejik Ortaklık projesi olan “Gelecek Seçimlerine Destek Projesi (Support to Choose Future Project) kapsamında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu araştırma nitel çalışma yöntemlerinden olan bir durum çalışmasıdır. Meslek liselerinde çalışan farklı branşlarda 20 öğretmen ile yürütülen bu çalışma yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme şeklinde yürütülmüştür. İçerik analizle görüşmelerden çıkan sonuçlar meslek lisesinde çalışan öğretmenlerin belirlenen sorunlara yönelik değerlendirmelerini göstermektedir. “NEET, Okuldan Erken Ayrılma ve Beceri Uyumsuzluğu” sorunsallarına yönelik değerlendirmelerde ortaya çıkan bulgulara bakıldığında; mesleki materyallerin yetersiz olması, meslek liselerinin konumlarının sanayi ve benzeri kuruluşlara uzak olması, istihdama yönelik bir eğitim sisteminin olmaması, yanlış alan tercihi (rehberlik ve yönlendirme hizmetinin eksikliği), sosyal medya bağımlılığı, okumanın cazip gelmemesi, ailenin eğitim farkındalığının gelişmemesi, ebeveyn kaybı, kişinin kendini tanımaması, motivasyon (okuma isteğinin) olmaması, iş kaygısı, eğitimli insanların eğitimli olmayanlardan daha konforlu yaşayamaması, amaçsızlık, maddi yetersizlik, hedef belirleyememe, özgüven eksiliği gibi sonuçların ortaya çıktığı görülmektedir. Çalışmanın sonuçları göz önüne alındığında, mesleki ve teknik liselerin doğru şekilde anlaşılması hem doğrudan hem de dolaylı olarak ülkelere, bireylere ve toplumlara katkı sunacak fabrikalar olabileceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Neet, Okuldan Erken Ayrılma, Beceri Uyumsuzluğu, Mesleki Eğitim.

Evaluation of Teachers' Views on NEET, Early School Leaving and Skill Mismatch in Vocational High Schools

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate teachers' views on the three main problematic issues of students studying in vocational high schools, namely "NEET (neither in school nor in employment), Early School Leaving and Skill Mismatch". This study was carried out within the scope of the EU ERASMUS+ KA202 Strategic Partnership in Vocational Education Project "Support to Choose Future Project". This research is a case study which is one of the qualitative study methods. This study, which was conducted with 20 teachers from different branches working in vocational high schools, was conducted in the form of semi-structured interviews. The results obtained from the interviews through content analysis show the evaluations of the teachers working in vocational high schools on the problems identified. When the findings of the evaluations on the problematics of "NEET, Early School Leaving and Skill Mismatch" are analysed; Inadequate vocational materials, location of vocational high schools far from industry and similar establishments, lack of an employment-oriented education system, wrong field preference (lack of guidance and orientation services), social media addiction, unattractiveness of reading, lack of family awareness of education, loss of parents, lack of self-knowledge, lack of motivation (desire to read), job anxiety, educated people cannot live more comfortably than non-educated people, aimlessness, financial inadequacy, inability to set goals, lack of self- confidence. Considering the results of the study, it is believed that vocational and technical high schools, when properly understood, can contribute directly and indirectly to countries, individuals, and societies.

Keywords

NEET, Early School Leaving, Skill Mismatch, Vocational Education.

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Cumhur Demiralp ^*
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1.Cumhur Demiralp. Evaluation of Teachers’ Views on NEET, Early School Leaving and Skill Mismatch in Vocational High Schools. Disadvantaged Groups and Social Work [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1;(2026):47-56. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23GL37RW

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Evaluation of Teachers' Views on NEET, Early School Leaving and Skill Mismatch in Vocational High Schools

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