A Comparison of Adult education in Britain and China (英语论文).doc

A Comparison of Adult education in Britain and China Abstract Adult education has a long history throughout the world. As the ever fast growing of the world, more and more adults who are out of school or college and those who want to be more competitive in job searching, are willing to turn Adult education, This article main focuses on the Adult education in Britain and China, to see the development and situation of their Adult education, find their similarities and differences, thus to get a general idea about this education. Key words: Adult education, Britain ,China , similarities ,differences Beginning in The Nineteenth Century, British saw an Overview of British Adult Education in the Twentieth Century when Local Education Authorities and Adult Education was publican , The building of the University Adult Education, Residential Colleges and Non-Residential Settlements and Centers dependent Working Class Education and” the Open University improved it’s Adult education. In a comprehensive study of a phase of the social and educational history of Great Britain, the development of formal adult education is in its variety, and at the same time traces the influence of other less formal modes of instruction, the various agencies of adult education in Britain includes public lectures, adult schools, mechanics institutes, churches, working mens colleges, universities, extension courses, and the Workers Educational Association, which have contributed to the development and perpetuation of adult education in Great Britain. The narrative extends from the middle Ages to the 20th Century and embraces all these movements and institutions -the pulpit, the press, public libraries, cultural societies, reformation, renaissance, Puritanism, science, and radical opposition broadcasting. The born of new China opened a new chapter in China’s education, at the same time; adult education was come into life. The period between 1949 and 1966 saw the take-off and development of New