The development of high-quality textbooks for vocational undergraduate education is a core task for enhancing the quality of vocational education and cultivating high-quality technical and skilled talents. It is also key to promoting the deep integration of the education chain and talent chain with the industry chain and innovation chain. By outlining the significance and principles of textbook development for vocational undergraduate education, and conducting an in-depth analysis of current challenges—such as imbalance between content supply and demand, a homogeneous writing structure, traditional and rigid textbook formats, and inadequate institutional frameworks—this paper proposes four key improvement pathways: establishing a content mechanism based on "competency orientation and dynamic updating"; deepening a writing model characterized by "multi-stakeholder collaboration and industry-education integration"; promoting "digital empowerment and format innovation" in textbook presentation; and improving the institutional system guided by "standards and supported by incentives and safeguards". These pathways aim to enhance the quality of vocational undergraduate textbooks, cultivate more high-quality technical and skilled talents that meet contemporary demands, and contribute to the high-quality development of vocational education.

Xinghua Hao, Qing Liu. Exploring Pathways for High-Quality Textbook Development in Vocational Undergraduate Education. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2025), Vol. 7, Issue 11: 40-45. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2025.071107.

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