Comparative Research on the Motivations, Influential Factors, and Current Status of Lifelong Learning in China and Germany

In traditional times, learning mainly referred to one-off or end-all school learning, neglected or rejected other learning forms, and had a partial economic center doctrine. However, along with the quick development of scientific technology and economy, as well as the advance of knowledge and the capital value of manpower, traditional school learning could not meet personal demand and needs of society¿s continuous development. Lifelong learning began to play an important role in an upheaval of the social policy.