An Analysis of Teacher's Professional Development of Higher Vocational Education

Teachers are the backbones of any educational institutions. They not only play vital roles in students' development;they also directly affect the stature of their respective scholastic organizations. Highly qualified instructors produce competent and well-rounded students— learners who are more than ready to face the quirks and challenges of the labor force. This paper primarily discusses the following questions: What is teacher's professional development? What is higher vocational teacher's professional development? And how can scholastic institutions promote it? The conclusion states that the characteristics of higher vocational education directly influence the higher vocational teacher's professional development; therefore, it must be nurtured and promoted for the development of all the stakeholders of learning institutions – students, teachers, management staff,the learning institution itself, and the nation as a whole.

Problems in Higher Vocational Education Teaching and Corresponding and Countermeasures and Suggestions——Taking Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry as an Example

Higher vocational education, as an important component of higher education, is a newly emerging higher education type, and an important way to achieve the goal of popularization of higher education. At present, China is in an important period of adjustment and optimization of industrial structure, vigorous development of new industries, and the higher vocational education undertakes the arduous task of improving the quality of workers and cultivate specialized personnel, who are an indispensable important force in the process of modernization. It is related to the future development of education, but also to the overall development of economy and society of China. Taking Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry as an example, the existing problems in higher vocational education teaching were pointed out based on the analysis on its sustainable development status, and the corresponding countermeasures and suggestions were proposed.

Employability Skills Needed by Higher Vocational Education Graduates to Be Successful in the Workplace

The current issues in workforce development are on high competence not only in technical skills, but also in non-technical skills. The term of non-technical skills is also called as employability skills. The research with topic analysis and development ofemployability skills of polytechnic students aims to： describe supervisors＇ perceptions of the importance of the employability skills needed in the workplace; describe supervisors＇ perceptions of the students＇ level of competence at performing the employability skills; and find the attributes of employability skills that are need to prioritize for development. Research sample has been selected by using a stratified random sampling from the supervisor of last year students when they are on the job training in industry. Total 146 supervisors participated in this research. The Employability Skills Questionnaire with a five-point Liken scale was used to assess perceptions level of importance of identified employability skills and students＇ level of competence. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, means and standard deviations, and priority development analysis. Three main groups of the employability skills with highest important level are： workplace health and safety, self-management, and team working. Students have a high level of competence in occupational health and safety, self-management and learning skills. There are three attributes of employability skills in high priority category for developed： knowing the benefits of computer application programs are needed in the work, taking the initiative in organizing activities, and participating in learning activities to gain new experience.

Research on Speeding up the Internationalization of Private Higher Vocational Education

The internationalization of education and the implementation of bilingual education are the inevitable choice to promote the reform of education and teaching that improve the professional competitive advantage and carry out the internationalization strategy. Since this article according to touches on foreign affairs the institute to found succeeds the experience background and the foundation, the encompassment ＂the education internationalization＂ this ＂touches on foreign affairs the characteristic＂ the school idea, elaborated building ＂the bilingual education＂ the environment and speeds up in the education internationalization process the measure research and the implementation, managed by the people touches on foreign affairs the higher vocational education by this promotion to speed up moves towards the internationalization the step.

English Teaching Reform to Promote Higher Vocational Education Development

The article aims to analyze the problems in higher vocational colleges' English teaching situation in China,and put forward the solutions for English teaching reform in these colleges in order to improve graduates' English abilities.

The Present Situation of English Teaching in Art Higher Vocational Education

The article focuses on the necessity, theoretical basis and realistic basis for the reform of English teaching materials in arts higher vocational education. There is a very common phenomenon among art candidates: "The basic culture is thin, the tasks are heavy, the preparation time is tight, Behavioral self-control is poor ", of which the cultural basis is really the most important difference, especially for English, that is based on zero is not an exaggeration, those who have no hope of English are giving up or have to give up learning English, for which teachers Be sure to take effective teaching measures to motivate students, the students of knowledge needs of the latent state into learning to play an active role in promoting the state. In the teaching practice, the article explores some effective teaching methods and experiences of English in arts practice.

Curriculum System Construction for Art and Design Major in the Transition between Secondary and Higher Vocational Education

Cooperative secondary and higher vocational education has been gradually launched in China,however,the curriculum system for the transition between both has not been fully established in many professional fields,such as art and design major,and has been confined by many disadvantages and perception problems.Taking the students of art design and production major co-cultivated by Nanjing Vocational College of Industry and Technology,Nanjing Xuanwu Secondary School,Jiangsu Dingyi International Cultural Creative Industry Co.,Ltd.,this paper explored the contents and methods of constructing curriculum system in sectionalized secondary and higher vocational education,in order to provide references for the art and design curriculum transition between secondary and higher vocational education,and to further promote the transition between secondary and higher vocational education.

Think about the English teaching in higher vocational education

The development of higher vocational education plays an important role in China’s higher education. Higher vocationaleducation cultivates highly skilled talents, and promotes the overall development of China’s modernization construction. Under the infl uence ofthe development of social economy and economic globalization, English teaching has aroused widely attentions in higher vocational education.Therefore, taking the higher vocational education development as a starting point in consideration, this article describes the characteristics ofEnglish teaching in higher vocational education and some problems in English teaching, and then put forward some constructive measures.

The Model of“Post,Course,Competition,Certificate”Integrated Education for Electronic Information Engineering Technology Major in Higher Vocational Colleges

The core education function of higher vocational colleges is to train technical talents with high quality,so as to meet the needs of talents in the development stage of our society.Under the guidance of talent training,higher vocational colleges need to pay attention to establishing an all-round and three-dimensional education model,and promote innovation of higher vocational education on the basis of this.It is also a way to promote the innovation of higher vocational education to vigorously promote the construction of“post,course,competition,certificate”mode in the construction of education mode.Through the construction of“post,course,competition,certificate”mode,the education mode of higher vocational colleges is gradually improved,so as to strengthen the effectiveness of talent training in higher vocational colleges.Therefore,in this paper,the author puts forward some suggestions to promote the construction of the integrated education mode of the electronic information engineering technology major in higher vocational colleges,so as to help improve the talent training level of higher vocational colleges.

Teaching Pathways of Curriculum Civics and Politics in Physical Education Courses of Higher Vocational Colleges and Universities in Chongqing

This paper firstly analyses the due evaluation indexes of curriculum civics and politics in physical education of higher vocational colleges and,based on the indexes,puts forward suggestions to improve the quality of teaching curriculum civics and politics in physical education of higher vocational colleges and universities in Chongqing.It involves maintaining steadfast adherence to professional attributes,unwavering commitment to Sanquan education,and thorough exploration of professional civics and political elements.This approach also entails supplementing extracurricular civics and political resources and utilizing a variety of methods such as contextual teaching and role-modeling to the fullest extent.At the same time,we increase the opportunities for civics and political practice inside and outside the classroom and develop teaching evaluation and assessment in civics and politics.

Policy-Driven Development and the Strategic Initiative of One-Million Enrollment Expansion in China’s Higher Vocational Education

Purpose:This article explores the relationship between governmental policy and the development of higher vocational education in China.Design/Approach/Methods:The article begins with a textual analysis of dozens of policy documents on higher vocational education issued by the Chinese government since 1999.Findings:The article argues that the development of higher vocational education in China has been largely policy-driven.This development can be divided into four stages:scale development,quality improvement,capacity building,and systemwide enhancement.The transition between each of these developmental stages was marked by new policy initiatives undertaken by the Chinese government.Originality/Value:The government’s recent efforts to expand higher vocational education enrollment by one million students have significant implications for China’s higher vocational education.Additionally,the proposed“1 + X”model—which attaches equal importance to academic education and skill training—may represent the beginning of a new stage in the development of higher vocational education in China.

An Exploration of Higher Vocational English Teachers’Professional Development on Students’Learning Ability in the Context of New Liberal Arts

The concept of New Liberal Arts,a multidisciplinary combined integrator with Chinese values at its core,has brought new challenges to the teaching methods and professional development of higher-level English teachers.Based on the evolving professional development process of higher vocational English teachers in the context of the New Liberal Arts,this article analyzes how English teachers can integrate multidisciplinary knowledge and adopt advanced educational technology in the teaching process.On this basis,it discusses the role of teachers’professional development in enhancing students’learning ability,such as through deepening disciplinary understanding,adopting innovative teaching strategies,and implementing personalized teaching.At the end of the article,based on a variety of pedagogical theories,we put forward suggestions,including continuous professional training,interdisciplinary cooperation,and the application of innovative teaching techniques,which are mainly aimed at helping higher vocational English teachers get rid of the dilemma of the new situation,adapt to the needs of the new liberal arts education as soon as possible,and then effectively improve students’abilities.

Institutionalization of Higher Vocational Education in China:A Neoinstitutionalist Perspective

From the perspective of neoinstitutionalism,higher vocational education has become an emerging institution in Chinese society.Its development over three decades entails a trend of institutionalization of higher vocational education.In such a process,higher vocational education is gaining legitimacy and experiencing isomorphic changes.Various challenges have indicated an absence of institutional legitimacy at all levels of higher vocational education,namely regulative,normative,and cultural-cognitive legitimacy.The latter two are considered key for the ongoing process of institutionalizing higher vocational education.Moreover,the emergence and development of higher vocational education in China has indicated isomorphic changes in Chinese higher education in terms of non-university sectors,practical/skills learning,teachers with dual qualifications and graduate employment.

Understanding Higher Vocational Education in China:Vocationalism vs Confucianism

The development of higher vocational education in China embodies a global trend of vocationalism that values skills and skilled workers,which is opposite,in some ways,to the Confucian tradition in Chinese education that values theoretical knowledge related to good governance.As the cultural trend supporting the development of higher vocational education,vocationalism is implicated in certain challenges including high tuition fees,limited upward mobility,and neglect of the humanities in education.Humanities for moral education,and mechanisms for upward mobility on equal terms for all,which are fundamental elements of Confucianism,may help resolve these challenges.This paper embodies the dialectic of a global trend and local culture in educational reform within the context of globalization.

Discussion on the Effect of"Outcome-based Education"in Higher Vocational Teaching Reform

Sydney Agreement for Higher Vocational Colleges is one of the most important accreditation standards in the internationalengineering education and engineering system, and outcome-based Education (OBE) is one of the key concepts of the SydneyAgreement. In Outcome-based Education, learning outcomes refer to the teaching outcomes clearly displayed in the teachingprocess and after the completion of teaching. Outcome-based education is to use a comprehensive approach to organizing andoperating an education system. Therefore, the reform of Outcome-based Education in higher vocational colleges must also be asystematic improvement. In the process of constructing the quality assurance system of Higher Vocational Colleges in our country,we should clearly establish action-oriented learning outcomes rather than subject-oriented learning outcomes, and design our ownquality assurance system of higher vocational colleges based on this guiding ideology. Understanding the ideological origin ofoutcome-based education concept and its organizational mechanism of connotation, studying practical operation principles andpractical development are of great practical significance for rationally grasping the appropriateness of the localization of outcomebasededucation and promoting the quality and internationalization of higher vocational education.

Analysis and Practice of ＂Idea, Team, and Evaluation＂ in the Educational Reform of Higher Vocational Colleges

In order to meet the actual needs of higher vocational colleges＇ art and design program on the refbrm of specialized courses, the change from assignments to art works and the concept of art products is proposed in this paper, so as to enhance the standards of art products from time, satisfaction, and originality. Then, the idea of ＂synchronously training personal ability with the spirit of team work＂ is introduced. Also, the key points in the practice of course evaluation organization and management are mainly expounded through the applicableness of evaluation types, the standard of the evaluation process, and the diversity of evaluation and rewards forms.

Exploration of Professional Practice Teaching Skill of Higher Vocational English Education

Higher vocational English education major is an important channel to train teaching staff for primary and secondary schools of China and professional skill is one of essential factors which forms the training goal of higher vocational English education.In view of this, this article summarizes the current status of practice teaching of higher vocational English education which aims to explore a set of teaching ideas, teaching modes and teaching theories that suit professional skills training practice of higher vocational education, so as to find some effective teaching methods for professional skill training practice to meet the social requirements for the graduates and pave the way for their future employment.

The Curriculum Reform Strategy of Building Materials in Higher Vocational Colleges Under the Background of"Three Educations"Reform

With the deepening of the"three educations"reform,it has been emphasized that higher vocational colleges should strengthen the improvement of talent training strategies,improve the school-running quality,and explore from three aspects(teachers,teaching materials,and teaching methods)to improve the teaching efficiency and quality.Taking the teaching contents of Building Materials in higher vocational colleges as the research idea,this paper analyzes the current situation of the curriculum reform under the background of"three educations"reform and explores the corresponding reform strategies.

Under the background of the coordinated development of beijing-tianjin-hebei model description of higher vocational education in hebei province

The concept of integration of Beijing Tianjin Hebei has been proposed for more than ten years, long-term since the region in a ＂how to integrate resources, practice and achieve common development＂ , but as ＂Beijing insurance＂ thought influence, allowing the emergence of unequal opportunity around the area, so that there is a substantial difference between the allocation of resources. This year on the eve of NPC and CPPCC Xi Jinping, general secretary of the phrase ＂to break a mu 3 distribute land thinking＂ , make the Beijing Tianjin Hebei collaborative development rise as a major national strategy, integration of Beijing Tianjin Hebei metropolitan area has become represent the general trend. This paper mainly through the study of Beijing Tianjin industrial transfer, analysis of the way of cultivating high skilled talents in Higher Vocational Colleges in Hebei Province, with the regional economic development better service in Beijing Tianjin hebei.

Current Situation and Measures to Improve the Ideological and Political Education among Students in Higher Vocational Institutions

College students are the foundation for China’s long-term development plan.The ideological and political education for higher vocational institution students is particularly important.This paper firstly analyzes the current situation of ideological and political education for students in higher vocational institutions.In addition to that,following the understanding of the main problems existing in this education,this paper provides a comprehensive analysis and systematic measures for improving the ideological and political education among students in higher vocational institutions.