国外成人教育学的历史源流与当代境遇

A historical study of the foreign adult education

早在上个世纪20年代,成人教育学术研究与专业建设就已经在世界上不少国家起步,并得到迅速发展。然而,时至今日,国外学者对于成人教育学合法性的质问好像从未停息过,成人教育理论内部的分歧似乎也一直未消弭。通过对其历史源流和当代境遇的梳理,我们可以大体勾勒出国外成人教育学近一个世纪成长与发展的整体脉络。

1920s sees a rise and rapid development of adult education researches in several countries. However, overseas debates continue over the legality of adult education. Therefore, this paper performs a review of historical growth of the foreign adult education despite hindrances in the past century.