Abstract:

Institutional construction is a vital dimension of the construction of a learning society. The theory of adult learning systems regards adult learning and education as social institutions, and based on the perspective of political economy, regards institutional coordination issues at different levels as important issues. From the perspective of theory of adult learning systems, the paper re-examines the institutional construction of a learning society, and proposes that the institutional construction of a learning society exists in the process of effectively responding to institutional coordination issues at different levels, mainly including coordination issues between different types of educational resources, strategic interactions between educational stakeholders, and matching issues between educational and other related institutions. As an interdisciplinary research field, the study of a learning society urgently needs to go beyond the existing exploration of education and draw on the nutrients of multiple disciplines, including sociology, political science, and economics.

Key words: learning society, adult learning and education, adult learning system theory, political economy, strategic interaction, institutional complementarities