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ERIC Number: EJ588485
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
From Training to Education: Lifelong Learning in China.
Cheng, Kai-Ming; Jin, Xinhuo; Gu, Xiaobo
Comparative Education, v35 n2 p119-29 Jun 1999
In China, lifelong learning has a long history--as a way to prepare for traditional civil examinations, which opened opportunities for social mobility and, later, to train the adult workforce to meet national economic objectives. In Shanghai, adult education has recently become essential for adapting the workforce to rapid economic change, but also encompasses "nonqualification education" for personal development. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communism, Community Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational History, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Lifelong Learning, Older Adults, Role of Education
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China
Note: Theme issue (Special Number 21) with title: "Lifelong Learning and the Education of Mature Adults."