Abstract:

Objective To understand the students’ feelings and experiences in the process of receiving nursing vocational education in a targeted poverty alleviation project. Methods By using the purposive sampling method,36 third-year secondary school students were recruited in a school-government-enterprise-society multi-body collaboration for targeted education poverty alleviation project class of Fujian Health College. One-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted and content analysis was used to analyze the data. Results The feelings and experiences of students receiving nursing vocational education in a targeted poverty alleviation project were summarized into three themes：sense of security,psychological maturity（self-acceptance,caring for others,increased responsibility,clarity of goals,gratefulness）,expectations and suggestions（policy continuity,strengthening enrollment management,strengthening psychological education,strengthening academic counseling）. Conclusion The school-government-enterprise-society multi-body collaboration for targeted education poverty alleviation project provides students with a sense of security and promotes students’ psychological maturity. In the post-poverty period,the school-government-enterprise-society multi-body collaboration model can be continued to promote vocational education for poverty alleviation and promote rural economic and social development.

Key words: Poverty, Vocational Education, Qualitative Research, Poverty alleviation through education