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Technical and Vocational Education in China

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  • Probes into current problems, strategies to further develop the technical and vocational educational system in China

  • Approaches the Chinese technical and vocational educational system from various perspectives

  • Gives readers a general overview of the technical and vocational educational system in China

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Vocational Training and Employment

    • Xueping Wu, Yiqun Ye
    Pages 45-60
  3. Curriculum of Technical and Vocational Education

    • Xueping Wu, Yiqun Ye
    Pages 61-95
  4. Specialty Setup of Technical and Vocational Education

    • Xueping Wu, Yiqun Ye
    Pages 97-173
  5. Teaching in Technical and Vocational Education

    • Xueping Wu, Yiqun Ye
    Pages 175-204
  6. Teachers of Technical and Vocational Education

    • Xueping Wu, Yiqun Ye
    Pages 205-239
  7. Management of Technical and Vocational Education

    • Xueping Wu, Yiqun Ye
    Pages 241-275
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 301-306

About this book

This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of research on technical and vocational education in China. It discusses various aspects that range from such conventional topics as teaching at different levels, development history, regulations, policies, curriculum, specialty setup, teaching, faculty and management; to the status quo, transformation and current trends; as well as quantity expansion and quality improvement, all of which highlight the unique characteristics of technical and vocational education in China.


This book is intended for researchers and graduate students, and will also help international readers to grasp the general situation regarding technical and vocational education in China. Combining rich content and a broad scope, the book will undoubtedly offer a valuable key to understanding China’s technical and vocational education in the 21st century.

Authors and Affiliations

  • College of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Xueping Wu

  • School of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, China

    Yiqun Ye

About the authors

Dr. Xueping Wu is a professor at the College of Education at Zhejiang University, China. From 1990 to 1991, she worked at Sussex University, UK as a visiting scholar. She hosts or attends international conferences on education on a regular basis and maintains close ties (through academic exchanges and collaborations) with scholars from the UK, USA, Italy, Germany, Japan, Korea, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, etc. From 2014 to 2015, she was a visiting scholar at the Department of Education, Valparaiso University, where she conducted research on community colleges in the USA.


Yiqun Ye is an Associate Professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China. Her academic research covers such fields as students’ work-study programs and financial-aid programs at American higher education institutions. She is the co-author of the work Technical and Vocational Education in China, published in 2009 (in English), and the essay Vocational Education in China in 2013. From 2014-2015, she was a visiting scholar in the United States, where she conducted research on professional development of faculty at American community colleges.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Technical and Vocational Education in China

  • Authors: Xueping Wu, Yiqun Ye

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0839-0

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. and Higher Education Press 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-0838-3Published: 10 October 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4513-5Published: 23 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-0839-0Published: 21 September 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 306

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Higher Education Press., Beijing, China

  • Topics: Professional & Vocational Education, Engineering/Technology Education, Learning & Instruction

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eBook USD 39.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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