The primary goal of this research is an attempt to examine the curriculum articulation program between colleges and high schools, from here on referred as the 2+2 program, to contribute to the life-long vocational education system. Simultaneously, this study will also attempt to suggest policy implications for improving the program through analyzing the current educational environment and problems of the 2+2 curriculum linkge system in terms of its management and the institution.
For the establishment of the articulation of curriculum between colleges and high schools followings are to be improved. First, the contents of the curriculum of each level should be classified and the learning material developed. Second, the human resource including students and teaching staff, and material resource such as equipments to be set up and conjugated properly. Third, this program should be supported by the consortium composed of the personnel of various groups in the community Fourth, the qualification system and sholarly attainment should be linked. Fifth, the articulation program should be evaluated for a betterment of the management of the articulation education. At the same time, the program is established to also serve as the continuing education and foundation for life-long education opportunity for many industrial workers with high school education.
The articulation of curricular between high schools and colleges should be developed to provide the practical and high quality vocational education. At the same time the articulation system should be designed to provide students for the opportunities for further education.