Strategic Curriculum Planning and Implementation as Drivers of Competitive Advantage in Vocational High Schools
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https://doi.org/10.51454/jet.v7i3.1021Keywords:
competitive advantage, curriculum implementation, curriculum planning, school competitiveness, vocational high schoolsAbstract
This study aimed to examine the effects of strategic curriculum planning, strategic curriculum implementation, and strategic curriculum evaluation on competitive advantage in vocational high schools. A quantitative explanatory approach was employed, and data were collected using a structured questionnaire developed from the indicators of each construct. The data were analysed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4 through measurement model and structural model evaluation. The findings revealed that strategic curriculum planning had a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage, with a path coefficient of 0.340 and a p-value of 0.004. Strategic curriculum implementation also had a positive and significant effect, with a path coefficient of 0.494 and a p-value of 0.000, making it the strongest predictor in the model. In contrast, strategic curriculum evaluation had no significant effect, with a path coefficient of -0.067 and a p-value of 0.607. The R-square value of 0.546 indicates that the model explained 54.6% of the variance in competitive advantage. This study concludes that vocational high school competitiveness is more strongly determined by curriculum planning and implementation. Schools are advised to strengthen adaptive planning, industry-oriented implementation, and evidence-based evaluation for continuous curriculum improvement.
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