Adult Competencies for Lifelong Learning

Zheng Qinhua, Ma Dongming, Nian Zhiying

• Publisher: River Publishers
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9788793379237
• eBook ISBN: 9781000797374
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Energy

Beijing Institute for the Learning Society (BILS) was inaugurated in October 2011 through the joint efforts of Beijing Leading Group Office for Construction of Learning City and Beijing Normal University. The main focus of BILS lies within the education discipline.The Institute is building a platform that integrates intellectual resources of universities in Beijing to serve the learning city's construction, to explore the constructing mode for Beijing learning city, to enrich and develop the theory of building a learning society with Chinese characteristics, to assist the government in public policies, and to guide the practice of learning city's construction. At present, two years since it was established, together with Beijing City and related research institutions, the Institute has participated in numerous research studies, including An International Comparative Study on Modes of Learning City Construction in the World, Research and study on Beijing Lifelong Learning Competence, and Study on Legislation of Beijing Lifelong Learning. Oriented towards the practice of the construction of Beijing learning city, the Institute integrates universities in Beijing and related research organizations in China and abroad to keep pace with international developments, research practical problems, explore innovative approaches, promote exchanges and cooperation, train professionals, and lead the development of the practice. It is striving to build a high-end open research platform with international influence that integrates academic researches, policy advisories, talent training, and training services. This book summarizes the goals set by BILS, and what has been achieved thus far.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• 1 Origin and Overview of the Adult “Lifelong Learning Competency” Research Program in Beijing
• 2 Orientation of Adult Lifelong Learning Competency
• 3 Construction ofAdult Lifelong Learning Competency Theoretical Model
• 4 Survey of Adult Lifelong Learning Competency in Beijing
• 5 Analysis of Status of Lifelong Learning Competency for Adults in Beijing
• 6 Building a Service System of Lifelong Learning based on Lifelong Learning Competency
• Appendix
• Index
• About the Authors