当前中等职业教育已经或接近走到谷底,具体表现在中等职业教育的“进口”量少质差,并且“出口”不畅(见表1、表2)。这一严峻的现实,已经引起教育界的高度重视,同时也引起了广大职教工作者的忧虑。表1:1997～1999年上海市高中阶段普职教入学新生数比较年份职教学生数:普教学生数 At present, secondary vocational education is at or near the bottom of the trough, which is manifested in the lack of quality of “import” in secondary vocational education and the poor “export” (Table 1 and Table 2). This harsh reality has drawn great attention from the education circles and has also aroused the worries of the majority of vocational education workers. Table 1: Number of Freshmen Enrolled in Putonghua in Shanghai High School from 1997 to 1999 Year Number of Vocational Education Students: Number of General Education Students