Empowering Vocational Education

The book comprehensively explores the metaverse's application in China's vocational education, particularly focusing on its impact on digital transformation and pedagogical innovation. Through 59 case studies, the book systematically examines the metaverse's conceptual framework, functional positioning, technological architecture, and pedagogical system in vocational education. Based on this foundation, the book conducts empirical investigations into students' cognition, attitudes, and acceptance of metaverse technologies and their impact on learning outcomes and technological adaptability. Four representative cases from Chinese vocational institutions are featured in the book, vividly illustrating innovative practices in metaverse applications such as reconstructing teaching scenarios, optimizing training processes, strengthening industry-education integration, and expanding employment services. The authors propose systematic strategies to advance the digital transformation of vocational education and offer solutions to practical challenges, such as technological costs, data privacy, and platform standardization. This work provides essential theoretical grounding and practical insights into leveraging metaverse technologies to promote high-quality, competency-based talent cultivation in the new digital era. The book will appeal to policymakers, educators, and researchers working in vocational education and metaverse in education.

Jian-Hong Ye is a lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, and a distinguished expert at the National Institute of Vocational Education, Beijing Normal University. His research interests cover educational digital transformation, innovative curriculum and instructional design, and vocational student development. Yuting Cui obtained her PhD from the Institute of Vocational and Adult Education at Beijing Normal University in 2023. She currently works at Beijing Institute of Education, where she researches teacher and principal training. Dr. Cui has served as a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and is a Secretariat member of the Education Management Branch at the Chinese Society of Education. Her research interests include vocational competence assessment, digital learning, and training transformation. She specializes in using mixed research methods.

I: The Connotations, Technologies, Applications, and Risks of the Metaverse in Chinese Vocational Education: A Systematic Literature Review II: Vocational College Students' Familiarity with Metaverse Technology III: The Usage Effectiveness of Metaverse Technology Among Vocational College Students IV: Vocational School Students' Acceptance of Metaverse Technology V: A Case Studies on Metaverse-Driven Pedagogical Innovation in Chinese Vocational Education