终身学习视角下大学社会服务:社区参与的国际经验

University Social Services under the Perspective of Lifelong Learning:International Experiences of Community Engagement

终身学习理念拓展了大学社会服务职能的内涵与外延,也为大学参与社区服务工作提供了全新路径选择和发展视角。本文旨在研究在终身学习背景下,欧美大学如何履行其社会服务职能、准确定位及积极参与社区服务的路径。基于欧美一些主要国家的实践做法,研究发现,在终身学习背景下,大学社区参与更加注重包容和尊重、信任与合作、沟通与交流,为社区发展和满足社区居民时时学习、处处学习、终身学习的需求提供支撑条件和技术手段。大学通过整合社区资源、营造社区文化、社区教育课程和成果认证、创新社区学习形式等方式进行社区参与。通过研究欧美大学社区参与实践,对促进我国大学完善社区参与机制、满足我国居民终身学习需要具有一定的现实意义。

The concept of lifelong learning expands the connotation and extension of social service of the university, and provides a new path choice and development perspective for the university to participate in community service work. Researches of oversea universities＇ practices show that under the background of Lifelong learning, university community engagement pays more attention to tolerance and respect, trust and cooperation, to communication and exchange, to community development and to meet the needs of learning anytime and anywhere for community residents, as well as providing support condition and technical means. In the context of lifelong learning, this article discusses how practices of European and American universities fulfi ll their social service function, accurate positioning, and their main implementation pathway to community engagement, aims to improve universities＇ community engagement mechanism and meet lifelong learning needs in our country.