Lifelong education refers to the sum of all kinds of education received by people at all stages of their lives, and it is the unified synthesis of different types of education received by people. It includes all stages and modes of the education system, including school education and social education; There are both formal education and informal education.
Lifelong education advocates providing necessary knowledge and skills in the best way when everyone needs them.
Lifelong learning refers to the continuous learning process that every member of society runs through his life in order to meet the needs of social development and individual development. The rapid changes in society, occupation and family daily life in the new period urge people to update their knowledge and concepts in order to gain new adaptability.
Lifelong learning can enable us to overcome difficulties in our work, solve new problems in our work, meet the needs of our survival and development, give us more room for development, enrich our spiritual life and continuously improve our quality of life.
Modern thinking on lifelong education and lifelong learning;
Modern thinking on lifelong education and lifelong learning mainly includes the development history, basic concepts and theories, teaching methods of modern lifelong education, the significance of lifelong learning, the construction and practical operation strategies of lifelong learning system, and the development models and trends of modern lifelong education and lifelong learning in China and other countries in the world.
Education and social development have always been one of the core issues in the basic theory of education. Under the condition of social transformation, this issue has attracted the attention of educational theorists in particular. From the modernization of market economy to the globalization of knowledge economy, it is the development pedigree of this theme. Economic globalization, China's entry into WTO and the globalization trend in other fields not only put forward new requirements for education in China, but also brought new challenges to education in China.
Under the background of globalization, the role of education is twofold. It can be an actuator to enhance the country's global competitiveness and a buffer to curb the centrifugal force of the global economy, or it can be contrary to modern education. How to deal with the challenge of globalization and give full play to the positive role of education is a hot topic in the current education field.