文化传统对一个国家的职业教育观念有重要的影响,中国和德国在不同的历史发展过程中,形成了各自的文化传统。本文从文化传统中的社会认同感、人才观、知识观、兴趣自由四个方面对两国的职业教育观念进行比较,揭示影响职业教育观念的深层原因,并对转变我国职业教育观念提出建议。 Cultural tradition has an important influence on the concept of vocational education in a country. China and Germany formed their own cultural traditions in different historical developments. This article compares the concept of vocational education between the two countries from the aspects of social identity, talented person view, knowledge view and freedom of interest in the cultural tradition, reveals the deep reasons that affect the concept of vocational education, and puts forward suggestions on how to change the concept of vocational education in our country.