The Development and Innovation of Vocational Education from the Perspective of Lifelong Education

With the continuous advancement of technological innovation,lifelong education has become a key factor in personal career development and social progress.As an important part of the lifelong education system,the development and innovation of vocational education are of great significance to meet the needs of the labor market and promote social equity and economic growth.This article analyzes the intrinsic relationship between the concept of lifelong education and vocational education,focusing on analyzing the development and innovation strategies of vocational education from the perspective of lifelong education.

Research on the Importance of Lifelong Education Concept in College Physical Education

With the deepening of physical education reform in colleges and universities in China, especially in recent years, some achievements have been made in the teaching reform of physical education in colleges and universities. In this paper, through the methods of literature, on-the-spot visit and so on, it makes a deep analysis on the reform of college PE teaching and its influence on lifelong education, aiming at making a contribution to the improvement of the college PE teaching system and the development of lifelong education in the national sports.

China’s Experiences in Developing Lifelong Education,1978-2017

Purpose:This study systematically reviews the China’s progress in lifelong education(LLE)policies,theories,and practices in the 40 years since its reform and opening-up and provides several guidelines for developing LLE going forward.Design/Approach/Methods:This study analyzes the characteristics of LLE in China through a review of its developmental process and prospects at the policy,theoretical,and practical levels.Findings:While following the goals of LLE set by the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Organization,China has developed and implemented LLE with distinctly Chinese characteristics.The development of LLE in China has focused on protecting citizens’learning rights,improving civic literacy,and enhancing human resources.This study reveals four aspects of China’s experiences of LLE development.First,as the primary actor in promoting LLE,the government took responsibility for providing guidance and leadership in the development and implementation of LLE.Second,the people’s enthusiastic response to and expectation of the further enhancement of their spiritual cultivation and quality of life established LLE’s practical status.Third,the socioeconomic and political context consolidated the value foundation of LLE development.Fourth,the positive responses of the academic community and follow-up studies promoted policy-oriented processes and practice-based scientific development.Originality/Value:In addition to suggestions for the creation of an LLE system with Chinese characteristics,this study reveals several core theoretical topics of LLE development in China that warrant further research.

An Analysis of Polices in Terms of Lifelong Learning

Lifelong learning is a focused issue explored by many scholars.After having reviewed the practices in lifelong leaning policies adopted in many countries and organizations,this paper analyzes the current situation in lifelong learning policies in China,thus to satisfy people's need to live and develop,fulfill spiritual world and level up the quality of life.

Phronesis and Transformative Learning： A Joint Challenge for Moral Philosophy and Educational Theory

Strengthening moral learning may become available to us by bringing phronesis and transformative learning in a common theoretical space. For both Aristotle and Mezirow, the exercise of morality, or rising to the standard of moral choice, decision, and action, is not the result of an intuitive achievement or a sudden understanding of a morally demanding situation but a lifelong affair. Our strategy here addresses three aims： Firstly, to invoke and reclaim the endemic bond between education in the broader sense of paideia and the significant role that reeds to be re-ascribed to moral education. This allows a turn towards qualitative features and makes room for an inclusion of moral education, or values education, within education. Secondly, to portray the exercise of autonomy, choice, and judgment as a result of paideutic development; both theories share the assumption that moral learning rests on constant reflection upon past experiences and the zetesis of future goals. Thirdly, to focus on the way one reclaims the right to exercise judgment, whenever this is required. A joint study of the two theories may enlighten the content of this lifelong reflective procedure.

Gender Differences in Motivation and Learning Preferences of Pharmacists in Lifelong Learning

Objectives： To analyse motivation and preferences of pharmacists who participate in CE （continuing education） to develop suitable lifelong learning programmes for pharmacists. Methods： An online questionnaire, which explored the motivation and preferences of the pharmacists to lifelong learning, was sent to all members of the Royal Dutch Pharmaceutical Society （4321） in the Netherlands. The data were analysed using a non-hierarchical clustering technique. Key findings： Two clusters of pharmacists were discovered. Cluster A pharmacists （n = 474） were more motivated by credit points （63.5% vs. 47.2%）, personal interest （84.1% vs. 56.3%）, updating knowledge （73.8% vs. 56.8%） and topicality of CE courses （47.7% vs. 26.1%）. Cluster B pharmacists （n = 199） were predominantly motivated by the aspect ＂duty as a care-giver＂ （97.0% vs. 0 % in cluster A）. Pharmacists who belonged to cluster A tended to be women （60.5%）, often worked part-time （29.3%） and mostly preferred lectures （71.1%）. Cluster B pharmacists consisted of statistically significantly more male pharmacists （52.8%, p = 0.001）, worked more full time （77.4%, p = 0.009） and mostly preferred blended learning （62.3%, p = 0.047）. Conclusions： These results suggest the use of different education formats for different kinds of pharmacists to participate in CE activities.

Polish Teachers in Changing Reality

Authors of the text present Polish context of teachers’ professional promotion and teachers’ competencies. The text also has its empirical dimension-a research about teachers’ sense of life quality has been done. There are teachers’ expressions, collected and quoted during qualitative research. Teachers’ thoughts are concerned about the sense of life quality in the context of working at lower secondary school.