The Impact of Aesthetic Education and Academic Management on the Innovative Development of Higher Vocational Colleges in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, China

Abstract

This research aimed to explore the impact of aesthetic education factors on academic management in higher vocational colleges in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It also aims to analyze how this influences the higher vocational colleges’ innovative development. Furthermore, the study examines the effect of academic management factors on the innovative development at higher vocational colleges in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. A quantitative research method was adopted, with data collected through online questionnaires. The sample size of this study was 417, including 57 teachers, 353 students, and 7 school administrators. In order to analyze the data, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were employed. This research shows that aesthetic education has a positive impact on the academic management of higher vocational colleges in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province (0.587) at 0.01 level. The aesthetic education also has a positive impact on innovative development (0.570) at 0.01 level. Moreover, the study also demonstrates that effective academic management has a significant positive impact on innovative development (0.659) at the 0.01 significance level. In addition, this study makes a valuable intellectual contribution to the construction strategy of aesthetic education in local higher vocational colleges and provides important insights for policymakers, educators and administrators. It also offers valuable references for advancing innovation development of vocational education in the Yuncheng area, which is of a wide application value.