“生活教育”理论是陶行知教育思想的核心,它最初是以乡村教育的形式出现,后来陶行知将其作为一种与传统教育、旧教育、富人教育相对立的新教育和穷人的教育,集中反映了他在教育目的、内容和方法等方面的主张,在我国大力发展高等职业教育的背景下重新将陶行知教育思想纳入研究视野颇有重要意义。 “Life Education ” theory is the core of Tao Xingzhi’s educational thought. It first appeared in the form of rural education. Later, Tao Xingzhi regarded it as a new education that is opposite to traditional education, old education and rich education Education of the poor, and his reflection on the educational objectives, contents and methods of the education focused on his views. It is of great significance to reintroduce Tao Xingzhi’s educational thinking into the research field under the background of vigorously developing the higher vocational education in our country.