On Development of School- Enterprises Cooperative Education in China: A Literature Review (1998-2023)

Abstract

School-enterprise cooperation education strengthens the connection between schools and enterprises, and cultivates qualified talents for economic development. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of existing research on school-enterprise cooperation in China. A total of 1299 studies on school-enterprise cooperation were selected for analysis from the research articles collected by China Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) in the CNKI database over the past 25 years. Firstly, Cite Space software was used to visualize the number of published papers, research hotspots, and research trends for each year. Subsequently, a content analysis was conducted on the main research hotspots of school-enterprise cooperation in China. The results indicate that the publication volume of research papers on school-enterprise cooperation in China shows a trend of first increasing and then decreasing. The evolution of research topics spans three different stages, influenced by educational policies. The main focus areas include school-enterprise cooperation modes, talent training modes through school-enterprise cooperation, collaborative innovation and practical teaching in school-enterprise cooperation, as well as collaborative training of talents in new engineering fields. This review aims to describe current research prospects and provide a reference for academic exploration in future school-enterprise cooperative education.