我国的成人高等教育正处在蒸蒸日上的发展阶段。一方面,它弥补了教育资源的不足,在提高成人文化知识及学历等级上也发挥了巨大作用。另一方面,它存在一些不合时宜的体制,需要对其进行“瘦身”和调整,以便适应建设节约型社会的需要。 China’s adult higher education is at a booming stage of development. On the one hand, it has made up for the shortage of educational resources and played a great role in raising the level of adult cultural knowledge and education. On the other hand, there are some outdated systems that need to be “downsized” and adjusted in order to meet the needs of a conservation-oriented society.