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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1442650

Information Literacy Research of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Tvet) in China in The Past Ten Years: A Systematic Literature Review

Provisionally accepted
JIALI DAI JIALI DAI 1,2*Hanifah Jambari Hanifah Jambari 1Noh Nur Hazirah Noh Nur Hazirah 1Mohd Hizwan Mohd Hisham Mohd Hizwan Mohd Hisham 1
  • 1 Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  • 2 Wenzhou Polytechnic, Wenzhou, China

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    Social and economic systematic changes create a new pattern of industrial structure and profession; technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is deeply connected to industrial upgrading and digital transformation because of its high relevance to cultivate emerging professional talents. Information literacy inevitably becomes the prevailing condition of sustainable development of TVET. Through a literature study, this systematic review selected and studied 61 journal articles related to information literacy in the TVET context in China from Web of Science (WOS) databases and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) between 2014 and 2023. The main findings include; (a) technological, social and educational circumstances influence which receive extensive attention from researchers，(b) frequent use of narrative inquiry method with lack of empirical studies, (c) themes identified of information literacy among TVET institutions in China shows significant differences as compared to the themes of information literacy in higher education, and the reasons underlying this finding has been critically analysed. This review may interest academics, decision-makers and trainers in improving information literacy education among TVET institutions in China in line with the sophisticated demands of the industry and community.

    Keywords: Technical and vocational education and training, TVET, Information Literacy, Systematic review, Technological influence, China

    Received: 02 Jun 2024; Accepted: 30 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 DAI, Jambari, Nur Hazirah and Mohd Hisham. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: JIALI DAI, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Technology Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

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