终身教育是指对于一个人从生到死的整个一生所进行的教育。终身教育既是一种先进的教育思想体系，又是一种崭新的教育制度体系，这个体系的基本特征可概括为教育的终身化和整合化。终身教育体系在纵向上，应体现上下的连续性和贯通性，强调学前教育、学校教育、学校后继续教育 Lifelong education refers to the education that goes on throughout a person’s life and death. Lifelong education is not only an advanced system of educational thought, but also a brand new system of education system. The basic characteristics of this system can be summarized as the lifelongness and integration of education. Lifelong education system in the vertical, should reflect the continuity and continuity from top to bottom, emphasizing pre-school education, school education, post-school continuing education