Adult Higher Education In Transition Direction And Strategy Research

After more than half a century of winding and turning, Adult Higher Education has now become an important part of Higher Education in China. Today, we are in the transition from traditional society to modern society, the Adult Higher Education is often neglected, forgotten and even getting no attention. A lot of Adult Education Colleges maintain the status quo; prevent the falling tendency and take the wait-and-see attitude. To write a good prescription as soon as possible has become the imminent task for Adult Higher Education in our country. In order to restore the potency and prestige of Adult Higher Education, we need to position, give a definition and find out a new development strategy. Therefore, the transition of Adult Higher Education is imperative.Firstly, we should change our idea and reposition of the Adult Higher Education. The misconception in society is widespread. The opinions of Adult Higher Education are generally discrimination and prejudice. Actually, Adult Higher Education as an important part in Lifelong Education is irreplaceable.Secondly, we should transfer the main part and expand the function of Adult Higher Education. In the past, people focused on the Diploma Education. But the function of diploma compensation for Adult Higher Education is unvalued when the society entered the stage of popularization in Higher Education. Extending other functions and bearing the missions of the Continuing Education and Lifelong Education has become the transition strategy for the sustainable development of Adult Higher Education.Thirdly, we should change the system and adjust the structure. Education system of Adult Higher Education in China should be dominated by the market, not the government. Adult Higher Education Institutions should have more autonomy. We should encourage more industries, businesses, individuals and other social forces to participate in the Adult Education, not like before there’s just a single school organization. To promote the reasonable location of each school and make the effective divisions of labor and cooperation, so that different types of schools have to run out of the first-class level in their respective level of Adult Higher Education.Fourthly, we should break the traditional modes and change the way we used to do. Combining the theory of Constructivism and the characteristics of adult learning, we should break through the traditional teacher-centered and turned to pay more attention to the students organize teaching. Teachers, students, contents, methods, evaluation and other basic elements in Adult Higher Education can be formed a new structure which differs from the traditional. Fifthly, we should improve the efficiency and strengthen the Intensive Development. The scale of Adult Higher Education in our country should be connected with the national conditions and the talent demand of social development, adapt to its own conditions for running a school. To make a reasonable scale and Intensive Development, avoid the pursuit of scale and ignore the quality.Finally, we should strengthen legislation and enhance support for Adult Higher Education. Only supported by relevant policy, law, the protection of the legal system, we can form an open, free and fair education environment for Adult Higher Education, then Adult Higher Education in China can develop more healthy and stronger.The great goals of creating innovation-oriented country by relying on science and education and strengthening the country though talents and harmonious society by promoting cultural development and learning society in which all people learn though their lifespan and fairly comfortable society create opportunities of promoting research on Adult Higher Education in China. Meanwhile, we will encounter every kind of difficulty. Such as in the process of transformation of idea will take time, the change of the system need to explore and practice, improve the quality need the material guarantee, the transition need a strong theoretical basis. Seize the opportunities, transfer timely, meet the challenge and solve difficulties, we will welcome another spring of Adult Higher Education in our country.