Comparision of Sino-German Students’ Attitudes toward Dual-System Vocational Education —— Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Theory

The dual-system vocational education originated in Germany and has many advantages, but it has never been able to be truly implemented after entering China. How to adapt dual-system vocational education to the development of Chinese society and education has become an important issue in the industry and academia in China. As the Educatee of dual-system vocational education, students should receive more concentrated attention in this process. There are studies show that cultural factors can promote or inhibit students’ learning choices. So, we can guess part of the reason why dual-system vocational education is “unacceptable” in China is the cultural differences. What are the different attitudes of students toward dual-system vocational education in Chinese and German cultural contexts? Taking Beredi’s comparative model as the analytical framework and adopting the uncertainty avoidance and power distance in Hofstede’s cultural dimension theory as theories base. This paper describes, explains, juxtaposes, and compares Sino-German students’ attitudes toward dual-system vocational education to explain this “unacceptable” and explore how to overcome cultural differences to help dual-system vocational education be accepted smoothly among Chinese students.     «

The dual-system vocational education originated in Germany and has many advantages, but it has never been able to be truly implemented after entering China. How to adapt dual-system vocational education to the development of Chinese society and education has become an important issue in the industry and academia in China. As the Educatee of dual-system vocational education, students should receive more concentrated attention in this process. There are studies show that cultural factors can promo...     »