Analysis on the Examination and Enrollment System of Undergraduate Vocational Education in Japan——The Case of Professional and Vocational University
Professional and Vocational University is Japan's exploration of vocational education at the undergraduate level,especially the reform based on the original enrollment system of higher vocational education,which has formed a new vocational education entrance examination system with special characteristics.The new system has the distinctive features that the enrollment goal pays attention to the professional ability and willingness;the enrollment target pays attention to the enrollment needs of the community;the enrollment method is comprehensive and diversified;the assessment contents pay attention to the professional-related realities;the schedule provides more opportunities for enrollment;and the selection standard examines the ability with multi-dimensional criteria.Its inspirations for current reform of the college entrance examination of vocational education in China mainly includes:giving institutions the autonomy to enroll students in order to show the characteristics of vocational education;carrying out the vocational education enrollment goal of selecting applied technical talents;exploring the classified enrollment method for lifelong education;choosing the contents of the vocational education entrance examination that integrates general education and vocational education;and formulating diversified and comprehensive enrollment standards for the vocational education entrance examination.
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