Pre-vocational education in Germany and China: a comparison of curriculum and its implication

There are some evident differences between the education systems in Germany and China. The Chinese education programs at lower-secondary level is basicallynot differentiated. Most middle schools in the country offer somewhat similarcurricula under a common national framework. Germany, however, has a differentiated education provision at lower-secondary level. Many of the states have the traditional three-structured Hauptschule, Realschule, and Gymnasium. Although they all prepare pupils for the education at the upper-secondary level, their functions and roles have certain divergences. The author is aware that the status of the Hauptschule is an important topic of discussion in the German education policy as well as public debate while this research is being carried out. It is also known that the future fate of this school form is not certain. But the Hauptschule remains the object of this research for two reasons: on the one hand some preliminary research work has been done and the change of topic could lead to loss of time and resources; on the other hand the Hauptschule still serves as a good objective of academic comparable study despite its uncertain fates because the comparison can still be meaningful and brings interesting insights to our understanding of the education systems and the curricula embedded in it.

• ISBN: 978-3-531-19439-4
• Editorial: Springer VS
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 200
• Fecha Publicación: 03/07/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés