A Literature Review of the Development History and Level of School-Enterprise Cooperation in China’ Technical & Vocational Education

Abstract

As an important path and institutional arrangement for the development of Technical & Vocational Education(TVE) in China, School-Enterprise Cooperation(S-EC) has always received a great deal of attention. Nowadays, in China, S-EC in cultivating talents as an important form of cooperative education has been widely emphasized by the TVE sector. The term S-EC has become one of the most frequent words in the field of TVE and its reform and innovation are unprecedented. S-EC has been widely carried out in the field of TVE, and it is also one of the important development modes for enterprises and vocational colleges to develop and grow. The development history and level of S-EC in China’s TVE reflect the state's emphasis on TVE and the continuous evolution of policies. This study first reviews the development history of S-EC in TVE in China, from the Opium War to the period of the Founding of New China, to the Period of the Planned Economic System and the Period of the Market Economic System. By analyzing the profiles of S-EC in TVE at each stage, it summarizes the different characteristics of S-EC at different stages and determines the development level of S-EC in China at the present stage, so as to lay a solid theoretical foundation for further research on the effectiveness of S-EC in TVE.