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This study completed the discussion of the vocational quality of students with intellectual disability in secondary vocational schools from the two parts of theoretical model construction and expert confirmation. In the part of theoretical model construction, starting from the goal of vocational education for the disabled, it is clear that obtaining self-reliance through employment should be the most important goal of vocational education for the disabled. Secondly, inspired by the theory of quality iceberg, the structure of vocational quality of students with intellectual disability is divided into two parts: explicit quality and implicit quality. Explicit quality includes vocational image, vocational knowledge and vocational skill. Implicit quality includes vocational awareness, vocational ethics and vocational habits. Finally, according to the actual situation of the secondary vocational students with intellectual disabilities, each specific content is explained. In the expert confirmation section, 20 experts in related fields were invited to consult on the model. Through the basic process of feedback, modification and consensus, 20 experts reached a consensus on the vocational quality model of secondary vocational students with intellectual disabilities proposed in this study.
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