Exploring the type-based vocational education system: Insights from China

Abstract

This study explores the type-based vocational education system from the perspective of China. General education and vocational education are equal types of education in status, but not based on different levels of education in China. Specifically, the connotation of vocational education as type-based education is mainly embodied in ‘three directions’. The outstanding problems of vocational education as a type-based education include ‘four aspects’. Vocational education as a type-based education reform path is considered as ‘four reforms’. We should strengthen management, improve the comprehensive quality of vocational college students and make clear the direction and explore the new path of reform and development of vocational colleges. In addition, we need to optimize investment and make innovations in the system and mechanism of funding for China’s vocational education.

Keywords:

• Vocational education
• China’s education
• type-based vocational education
• education system

Acknowledgements

Eryong, Xue and Jian Li serve as co-first/corresponding authorship in this study.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was supported by the research on The Key Education Thoughts of General Secretary Xi Jinping (Project no: 18JZD006) (the key project of Philosophy and Social Science Research of the Ministry of Education).