Abstract:

Workism means that work is not only necessary for economic and social development, but also the core of a person's identity and life purpose, or that work itself becomes the only measure of the value and meaning of life. In modern society, workism provides an inexhaustible external driving force for the development of higher education, and also endows it with inherent legitimacy to promote social mobility. In the process of modernization, with the continuous spread of workism, preparing for employment or work has become an unbreakable educational creed, and the corresponding work ethics seriously restrict the imagination of higher education development, and cause heavy pressure on the physical and mental development of educators and learners. However, with the transformation of the technology economy paradigm and profound changes in the work world, a job crisis will be inevitable. Facing the future, higher education must go beyond the principles of excellence and work ethics, actively adapt to and lead the development of the post-work society.

Key words: higher education, workism, work crisis, working society, post-work society