A Study On The Characteristics Of Polytechnic Education In Finland

The higher vocational education is not only an important component of the higher education ,but also the highest level of the vocational education . It helps develop economy , better the society and make more people obtain jobs . With the development of the productivity and the specialization of social occupation , it emphasizes the importance of the higher vocational education . Now , to consummate the higher vocational education becomes an indispensable part of the strategy which focus on developing our country by education . Never the less with the shortcoming of higher vocational education's short history and it weak foundation, the understanding towards higher vocational education is not enough and there are lots of problems that should be solved.Finnish polytechnic education is a multilateral and completed higher vocational education system. It just has a history of decades ,while its education's promotion and evaluation are developed according to what kind of talent is required by the society and what is needed by the society and its people .It has made a great contribution to the Finnish economic . It also gains the attention and approval in the higher vocational education world.The thesis below sets Finland polytechnic education as it target. According to its background and development history, it tries to find out its origin and to dig out its rule. Moreover, it studies its characteristics and its successful experience. Finally, by studying and analyzing, it hopes it can some lights to our country's higher vocational education both theoretically and practically .The first chapter mainly explains why choose this as its topic. The meaning and intension of doing the research . The second chapter , the study on its history of development and polytechnic education's status and effect in the whole education system .The third chapter , the characteristics of Finland polytechnic education , including curriculum setting ,teaching, administration , VET teacher's education and training , quality assurance . The fourth chapter , learning from the successful experience of Finland polytechnic education , make the thesis writer consider how to improve higher vocational education of our own .