An Empirical Study Of Vocational Education Scale In Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region On Economic Growth

Vocational education is an important part of education whose role is a significant way to form human capital which has more and more important effects on economic growth.It has been the general trend for governments to speed up the vocational education for the realization of economic growth.Vocational education which is closely related with social economic development possesses obvious regional features.Only vocational education is based on local economic development,can it serve for economic growth.The coordinated development of vocational education in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region contributes to economic development.Therefore,this research bears significant theoretical and realized meanings to study the influence of vocational education in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region on economic growth.In order to explore the influence of vocational education scale on economic growth,this paper firstly summarizes the research status,relative concepts,theoretical basis of vocational education and economic growth.Secondly,the theoretical and realized analysis methods are used.On the one hand,based on the summary of vocational education scale and economic growth in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region,this paper adopts descriptive method to analyze the adaptability of vocational education in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region to economic growth.On the other hand,this paper adopts Denison coefficient method with Douglas production function to compare and analyze the contribution rate of vocational education in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region on economic growth.Finally,according to the research,an individualized approach is put forward to promote the effects of vocational education scale in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region on economic growth,and the research will provides basis for public policymakers to optimize vocational education scale.Some constructive conclusions are presented from research analysis.Firstly,the adaptability of vocational education in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region to economic growth is week.The vocational education enrollment scale is not coordinated with economic growth,and the ratio of vocational education is less than 1 and generally has been declining.The vocational education investment scale is relatively small and has difficulty to meet the needs of vocational education development,which will contribute little to economic growth.The matching degree of specialty setup and the industry development is low.In Beijing and Tianjin,the enrollment development in three major industries adapts to industries themselves basically;in Hebei,the personnel training of modern agriculture and manufacture is lack.Secondly,the contribution rate of vocational education scale in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region on economic growth is 0.937%,0.972%,1.67% respectively.The contribution rate in Hebei province occupies first place;Tianjin comes second;Beijing comes last.On average,they all are lower than the rate in nation.Besides the week adaptability of vocational education in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region to economic growth,the lower rate is also influenced by uneven distribution of vocational education resources,different economic foundations,week role of government and the cultural concepts of paying more attention to common education.