Exploration on Key Factors Strengthening Hair Cutting Skills of Hair Stylists

• Main Authors: Mei- feng Lin, 林梅鳳
• Other Authors: 張瓊云
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10501285557856576612

碩士 === 台南應用科技大學 === 生活應用科學研究所 === 103 === The technical and vocational education aims to develop the professional employability skills, and plays an important role in the process of national economic development. The cultivation of specialized technical personnel is particularly important. However, there are gaps between the graduates from technical and vocational school and employment demands in recent years.During the cultivation of hair stylists, internship is provided besides school education.However, the effectiveness of the instructional approaches and areas of improvement are yet to be determined. This study intends to explore the key factors of the hair cutting skills of hair stylists, and provide suggestion for hair cutting courses planning in schools and the industry.The research purposes are as follows: 1)to understand the key item factors strengthening the hair cutting skills of hair stylists; 2) to explore the hair cutting skill development methods adopted in the school education and industry education; 3) to propose suggestions on the places to be strengthened and improved specific to the poor effects of course planning.The findings can serve as references for instructors of hair cutting courses and the on-the-job training courses in the future.The subjects were the graduates from a department of beautification of a vocational high school in southern Taiwan over the past four years, and are currently hair stylists. A questionnaire survey was conducted by stratified random sampling. Then, 15 designers were selected by the random sampling for semi-structured interviews. Research Conclusion: 1. In terms of school education, expository teaching method is mainly adopted in the school education, giving priority to the theory than the practice. 2. The key of hair cutting skill learning is to take the school education as the main method and the industry education as the complementary method. 3. The actual hair cutting practice and operation on real persons is the most important teaching method in the school education. 4. Using the communication skills to assist the hair cutting is the most important in the industry education. Research Suggestions: In regards to school education, it is suggested to use real persons for practice, thus creating the sense of reality, knowing the demands of actual workplaces, and meeting the employment needs. Hair stylists from the industry could be invited to carry out collaborative teaching to provide the students with knowledge of fashion pulse. In terms of industry education, designers should accurately grasp the professional information, listen attentively to the consumers’ demands and expectations, and clarify the cognitions of both parties through effective communication, thus creating a win-win situation.