Continuing education is an educational activity for all members of society, especially adults, after school education, and it is an important part of lifelong learning system. With the world economy and society putting forward higher requirements for continuing education, the practice field of continuing education has been developing and the research scope has been expanding and deepening.

Continuing education is a form of education that appears at a certain historical stage when human society develops, and it is an important part of educational modernization. Continuing education is a special form of education, mainly to update, supplement, expand and improve the knowledge and skills of professional and technical personnel, further improve the knowledge structure, and improve creativity and professional and technical level.

Extended data 1. Social development is the external need and development motive force of continuing education and its theoretical research.

2. The expansion of the field of continuing education practice is the practical basis of continuing education and its research.

3. The government's attention and support is the external guarantee for continuing education and its research and development.

4. The establishment and development of continuing education discipline is the internal guarantee of continuing education research.

The development of continuing education centers and professional research institutions is the organizational guarantee of continuing education and its research.

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