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On the School-Enterprise Collaborative Promotion Paths of Higher Vocational Education’s Digital Transformation from the Perspective of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Author(s)

Zhenghua Wang*, Xiaoyan Liu

Affiliation(s)

Changzhou Vocational Institute of Industry Technology, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

The paper aims to explore the key role of platform enterprises in the digital transformation of vocational education, discusses the challenges and opportunities brought by digital technology, and how stakeholders from schools and enterprises can cooperate to improve the quality of digital transformation in vocational education. Guided by Maslow's hierarchy of needs, survey research method, case study method, element analysis method, etc. were adopted. (1) investigating the current situation of vocational education reform and innovation in C city, (2) analyzing the practical difficulties and needs of vocational education development, (4) conducting attribution analysis and element analysis were conducted on existing problems based on the hierarchy of needs, (4) proposing corresponding countermeasures and suggestions. By studying the current situation of digital construction in modern vocational education in C city and from Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the paper explores the practical difficulties and needs of the digital development of vocational education in terms of safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization hierarchy of needs, proposes countermeasures and suggestions to accelerate the digital transformation of vocational education, cultivate new types of labor force, and enhance technological innovation capabilities. From the perspective of the hierarchy of needs, the integration of industry and education in vocational education, as well as school enterprise cooperation, requires both parties to recognize the elements of safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self -actualization needs, and based on the mutual satisfaction of these needs, promotes collaboration and coupling. The paper proposes a series of optimization strategies, including consolidating the digital foundation of vocational colleges, reshaping the professional course training system, accelerating the teaching reform of vocational colleges, building a new high-quality talent highland, promoting the application of diversified scenarios, and strengthening the construction of digital ecological environment.

Keywords

Vocational Education; Digital Transformation; School-Enterprise Collaboration; Countermeasure; The Hierarchy of Needs

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