Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2026, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 56-65.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2026.04.005

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What Kind of “Integration Between Vocational Education and General Education” Do We Need for Building a Leading Country in Education

Xiao Liu1, Jiannan Qian2   

  1. 1. College of Education, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
    2. College of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310058, China
  • Accepted:2025-12-24 Online:2026-04-01 Published:2026-03-31

Abstract:

China's promotion of integration between vocational education and general education is by no means a compromise with social opinion, the control of vocational education and general education ratio, not to mention the internal reform of the vocational education system itself, but the active adaptation of education to the national economic and social development, is the key means to enhance the quality of independent training of talents, and is the need for all levels of various types of education collaborative efforts in the systematic project. At present, the essence of promoting the integration of vocational and general education in China is the readjustment of the starting point of professional talent cultivation. The key is to integrate the cognitive value of knowledge into high school education, with the focus on opening up the growth paths of engineering and technical talents. In this regard, China should deepen the integration of vocational and general education through an overall transformation of the education system, re-establish the positioning of vocational and general education in the high school stage, return to the original intention of preparing for higher education, optimize the dual channels of academic and vocational development in higher education, highlight the mission of professional talent cultivation, establish a talent evaluation system that allows the intercommunication of knowledge and experience, and meet the needs of diverse talent growth.

Key words: building a leading country in education, integration between vocational education and general education, vocational education system, value perception, Chinese connotation