A Conceptualized Proposal for Reforming China’s Test-Driven Secondary Education: Integrating Academic and Vocational Education towards a Vocationalism
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Date
2009-04-16T13:04:28Z
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Jin, Xin
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Abstract
Under China’s contemporary climate of reforming education, this research tries to
explore the necessities and means of introducing a vocationalism approach that integrates
academic and vocational education in China’s general secondary schools. Firstly studied
is the background of education in China. Subsequently, a discussion is developed
regarding the premise of students educated in the academically and vocationally
integrated courses are better prepared for their future lives and careers. The
aforementioned vocationalism approach is therefore suggested as an alternative path for
educational reform, which China’s general secondary schools may consider to
incorporate, so that 1) academically disadvantaged students are at least helped with their
post-graduate career choices and expected to successfully attain decent jobs; and 2)
students with academic advantages are not only prepared for further education, but also
for their career pursuits.