Development of Sustainable Humanistic Education Strategies in Higher Vocational Colleges

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the current status of the development of sustainable humanistic education in higher vocational colleges in Hunan Province, 2) to develop strategies for the sustainable development of humanistic education in higher vocational colleges in Hunan Province, and 3 to evaluate the effectiveness of the suitability and feasibility of the sustainable development strategy of humanistic education in higher vocational colleges in Hunan Province. This study took 3351 people from 6 vocational colleges in Hunan Province as the research subjects. According to the Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sampling table, the sample group is 338 teachers, 132 school administrators, and 196 corporate mentors. The research tools include 1) a questionnaire, 2) in-depth interview, 3) focus group, and 4) evaluation effectiveness. Data analysis uses percentage, mean, standard deviation and content analysis. The research results showed that 1) the current status of development of sustainable humanistic education in higher vocational colleges in Hunan Province is at a medium level, 2) the strategies for the sustainable development of humanistic education in higher vocational colleges in Hunan Province include: (1) improve talent training programs; (2) strengthen the construction of the teaching staff; (3) innovate teaching methods; (4) enrich course content; (5) organize social practice; (6) strengthen school-enterprise cooperation; (7) establish an evaluation system, and 3) the effectiveness of the suitability and feasibility of the sustainable development strategy of humanistic education in higher vocational colleges in Hunan Province are both at a high level.