Education Policy and Reform in China by Guangli Zhou & Xiang Zhou

Author:Guangli Zhou & Xiang Zhou
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811364921
Publisher: Springer Singapore

Scope: formal, informal and irregular learning activities

Essence: a comprehensive whole, an indivisible system

Concept: with an eye to the development and needs of one’s entire life, concentrating on a new view different from traditional education with school at its core

Purpose: the pursuit of a better quality of life

Thus it can be seen that lifelong learning has continuity in time and is extensive in scope. On the philosophical level, it is a combination of social and individual development, achieved through the recognition of, and through the breakthrough in, the concept of education. Eventually, society will be characterized by all people learning and pursuing lifelong education, which will be geared toward the needs of individual and social development.1 This new education society will be able to meet the basic need for lifelong learning for all people.2

Scholars hold that there are three basic aspects that must be clarified when establishing a learning-oriented society. The first is “one core”, with learners in society at the core. The second is “two purposes”, promoting the overall development of members in society and the realization of their social value as well as facilitating the sustainable development of society. The third is “four essential factors”—learning-oriented organizations, a lifelong education system, a lifelong learning service system and a lifelong learning culture—which comprise the foundation, framework and soul of a learning-oriented society.3

Lifelong education lays the foundation for a learning-oriented society. The two concepts rely on each other, forming the relation of means and purpose. That is to say, a traditional school education can no longer meet people’s need to continually update their knowledge. Lifelong learning will be the inevitable trend and requirement of the society and eventually, everyone will be a lifelong learner.

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