On the Applied Professional Research in China:Current Situation and Prospects
Analyzing the research status of applied programs is conducive to promoting the development of applied undergraduate educations in China.CiteSpace software was used to analyze 551 articles published in the core journals of China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI)from 1992 to 2022,and knowledge graphs of keyword co-occurrence,keyword clustering,keyword emergence,authors of articles,and institutions of articles in applied programs were drawn.The results found that:the overall number of literature on applied specialties shew a trend of"rising first and then falling";the coopera-tion between authors and institutions was not strong;the research hot spots focused on such three as-pects as talent cultivation mode,teaching reform,and curriculum construction;"practical teaching"and"integration of industry and education"were the future research trends.In order to promote the development of China's applied specialties,it is necessary to start the research from four aspects:ef-fective implementation of talent cultivation,effective promotion of practical teaching,realization of the integration of industry and education,and active cooperation and exchange.