国外关于工作本位学习的研究述评

A Review of Foreign Researches on Work-based Learning

This study is a review on the major contents of the researches abroad on work-based learning in the recent 20 years. The concept of work-based learning is defined in terms of the process，content and related parties of the work-based learning；therefore，the organizational forms of work-based learning are varied. The study suggests that the current researches abroad focus on （a）its theories and concepts；（b）driving factors for development；（c）curriculum design and teaching methods；（d）management system；（e）assessment system； （f）impact research. These research fruits provide references for the studies on the transformation development of ordinary universities and cultivation of applied talents. Combined with the overseas research progress，future studies on work-based learning should be further deepened on its cost-effectiveness，system management， assessment methods and academic problems.