19世纪末20世纪初美国大学服务全民终身学习之实践研究——以威斯康星大学为例

A Practical Study of American Universities Serving Lifelong Learning in the Late 19thand Early 20th Century:Taking University of Wisconsin as an Example

19世纪末20世纪初,美国民众愈加重视实用知识的学习,终身学习的理念逐渐形成。一些大学走出围墙,充分发挥大学服务社会的职能,为民众提供大学推广教育服务。威斯康星大学推广教育部在此方面的工作扎实有效,得到了社会的认可,形成了享誉世界的“威斯康星理念”。我国在构建服务全民终身学习的现代教育体系的进程中,大学应借鉴威斯康星大学的成功经验,发挥大学终身学习主渠道作用;完善成人教育制度,提升继续教育水平;创新服务终身学习和终身教育的模式。

In the late 19th century and the early 20th century,the American people paid more attention to the study of practical knowledge,and the concept of lifelong learning gradually formed.Some universities have stepped out of their campus to give full play to their function of serving society and provide the public with university extension services.The Education Department of University of Wisconsin has done a solid and effective work in this field,which has been recognized by the society and formed the world-renowned"Wisconsin Concept".In the process of constructing a modern education system to serve the whole people's lifelong learning in China,the colleges and universities should learn from the successful experience of University of Wisconsin and play the role of the main channel of lifelong learning;perfect the adult education system and improve the level of continuing education;to innovate the serving model of lifelong learning and lifelong education.