1st Edition

Reassessing Vocational Education in China A Perspective From PISA

By Xu JinJie Copyright 2023
168 Pages 72 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 72 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

168 Pages 72 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Based on the international comparison of vocational education in major countries and regions, this book revisits and reappraises China’s vocational education in terms of its institutional advantages and recent outstanding performance. For a long time, vocational education in China has been undervalued among the public, and students in vocational schools are also underrated as academic failures.... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Measurement and comparison of vocational school students' literacy from the perspective of PISA: methodology, rationale and design  3. Social and Economic Impact on Academic Performance of Students in Vocational Track  4. International comparison of the background, resources and governance of vocational schools  5. The Influence of learning environment on vocational school students and international comparison  6. Multiple factor analysis and recommendations for the literacy development of vocational school students

Biography

Xu JinJie is Professor of Education at Shanghai Normal University, China. She specializes in the application of International Large-Scale Assessment in Education (ILSA) for policy analysis, particularly within the context of vocational education and teacher education.