职业技术教育 职业教育与技术教育原是两个不同的概念。职业教育,是培养学生从事某种劳动(包括体力劳动和脑力劳动)所需要的知识、技能的教育。18世纪末期,职业学校产生于欧洲;19世纪中叶,随着资本主义生产的发展,不少国家相应地设立中等教育阶段的职业学校。我国的职业学校在清末已萌生;“五四”前后,黄炎培等教育家提倡发展职业教育,1917年5月在上海成立了中华职业教 Vocational and Technical Education Vocational education and technical education were originally two different concepts. Vocational education is to educate students about the knowledge and skills they need for engaging in certain kinds of work (including physical and mental work). In the late 18th century, vocational schools originated in Europe. In the mid-19th century, with the development of capitalist production, many countries set up vocational schools in secondary education. China’s vocational schools have sprouted in the late Qing Dynasty. Before and after the May 4th Movement, Huang Yanpei and other educators advocated the development of vocational education. In May 1917,