ABSTRACT

There is much controversy within education about the purpose of lifelong learning and how to encourage it within educational institutions, including public libraries. Therefore, this article distinguishes between the “human capital” model of lifelong learning, and the “humanistic” model, and argues that the humanistic model is more consistent with library core values and can help public libraries remain relevant to their communities. Then, to help public libraries create lifelong learning programs steeped in humanistic values, the authors identify components of humanistic lifelong learning and examine educational programs that practice these values. Finally, the authors integrate these programs into the “matrix of humanistic lifelong learning” that can help public libraries establish a system of lifelong learning that is humanistic, individualized, and can be tailored to the local community.

摘要

关于终身学习的目的以及如何在包括公共图书馆在内的教育机构中鼓励终身学习的目的，在教育领域存在很多争议。因此，本文区分了终身学习的“人力资本”模式和“人文”模式，认为人文模式更符合图书馆的核心价值观，有助于公共图书馆保持与社区的相关性。然后，为了帮助公共图书馆创建充满人文价值观的终身学习计划，作者确定了人文终身学习的组成部分，并检查了实践这些价值观的教育计划。最后，作者将这些项目整合到“人文终身学习矩阵”中，帮助公共图书馆建立人性化、个性化、个性化的终身学习体系。