Teaching and Learning Together: A Basic Knowledge Reader for Higher Vocational Education Teachers

Author: Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Department of Higher Education, National Council of Presidents of Higher Vocational and Community Colleges
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Silver Leader Project Series. This book was jointly organized and compiled by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education and the National Council of Presidents of Higher Vocational and Community Colleges to promote the construction of teaching staff in higher vocational education and advance the reform and development of higher vocational education. The book is divided into four topics: Overview of Higher Vocational Education, Talent Cultivation in Higher Vocational Education, Qualities of Higher Vocational Education Teachers, and Models for Reference in Higher Vocational Education. The discussions and analyses of these topics aim to provide vocational teachers, especially new ones, with a systematic understanding of the functional positioning of higher vocational education in the educational system, the development patterns of higher vocational education, the teaching management and methods of higher vocational education, the quality requirements for teachers in higher vocational education, as well as the current status and experiences of higher vocational education development in foreign countries. This book guides teachers to gradually form a scientific perspective on talent cultivation, quality, and teaching in higher vocational education, enabling them to meet the needs of cultivating applied talents in higher vocational education. The book can serve as a training textbook for teachers of higher vocational and community colleges before they start their jobs, as well as a reference book for guiding practical teaching work.