杜威的职业教育思想作为他教育思想体系的重要组成部分,包含了丰富的内容。他反对和批判将职业教育仅仅当作工艺教育,主张职业教育与文化修养相结合,与个人的自我实现相联系;反对过早地开始职业教育,提倡以间接方式进行职业教育渗透;推崇“做中学”的方式和发展职业能力。时至今日,这些思想依然大放异彩,对我国职业教育的发展具有积极的借鉴意义。 Dewey’s vocational education as an important part of his educational system contains a wealth of content. He objected and criticized vocational education as mere craft education, advocated a combination of vocational education and cultural accomplishment, and linked himself with his personal self-actualization. He opposed starting premature vocational education, advocating the indirect occupation education penetration, Do middle school "way and develop professional ability. Today, these thoughts are still radiant and have a positive reference for the development of vocational education in our country.