The Development Process,Characteristics and Experiences of Career Education in the United States in the Past 100-plus Years
Over the past 100-plus years since the beginning of the 20th century,the development process of career education in the United States can be divided into three periods based on policy orientation and changes in educational philosophy:the exploration and insti-tutionalization period,the systematization and specialization period,and the integration and innovation period.The career education system in the United States has tended to be mature.It has ranged from establishing a whole-process career education system,to implementing the concept of comprehensive career education cultivation,and then to constructing a diversified career education ecosystem.Drawing on the experience of the United States,China's career education should strengthen top-level design and integrate deeply with the needs of eco-nomic and social development;accelerate inclusive transformation and comprehensively build a career education system;and collaborate with multiple entities to construct a career education ecosystem.
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