Abstract Shanghai, Taiwan, Hong Kong are the Cross-Strait Chinese communities with more
advanced economic developments, judging from their stable and consistent growth rates in …

The governments of both the People's Republic of China and of the UK have increasingly
stressed the importance of vocational education and training (VET) as a means of …

Vocational education is the main way to improve the quality of national skills. In developed c
ountries in the world economy, all are placed in an imp ortant position, but specific methods …

Since the implementation of a reform and 'open-door'policy at the end of the 1970s, China's
economy has developed rapidly. The transition towards a socialist market economy means …

Chinese vocational education is currently in its most optimal development period in history.
This article discusses several challenges of different dimensions faced by vocational …

The general question as to whether formal vocational training can serve as an agent of
economic and social development has been extensively discussed elsewhere.'This article is …

I-Ming Wang and Chich-Jen Shieh cation in school. In the era of knowledge economy, the
speed of renovation and the spreading of knowledge and technology are accelerating. The …

1.1 Ever since the establishment of the Junior Technical School on Caroline Hill in 1932,
vocational education has a history of more than 80 years in Hong Kong. Yet it was not until …

In July 2010 in Beijing, Lei Wang interviewed Professor Dayuan Jiang, Research Fellow at
the Ministry of Education's Central Institute for Vocational and Technical Education about …

This chapter addresses a number of issues and challenges with the current state of China's
vocational education. It identifies some basic patterns in the organisation of vocational …