學習社會理論的發展 摘 要本研究旨在探討學習社
會理論的發展。主要研究目的有五項：（一）探討學習社會的涵義、源起
、特質與功能；（二）探討學習社會理論的起源與發展，及其各階段的理
論內涵；（三）批判並整合學習社會理論，進而建構嚴謹的學習社會理論
；（四）建構學習社會指標，作為建立學習社會的依據與努力方向；（五
）根據學習社會理論的批判整合，提出建構學習社會的途徑。為達成上述
研究目的，本研究採用歷史研究法與文獻分析法，將一九六八年至一九九
六年期間有關學習社會理論的相關文獻，作一系統化之探討、分析、批判
與整合。本研究共分為七章，第一章陳述問題背景、研究動機與目的、研
究範圍及研究方法步驟；第二章探討學習社會的涵義、源起、特質與功能
；第三章至第五章，論述學習社會理論的發展階段，以及各階段的學習社
會理論內涵；第六章批判與整合學習社會理論，並提出學習社會的指標內
涵，以及學習社會的建構途徑；第七章則根據上述各研究內容及結果，提
出結論與建議。本研究歸納九項結論如下：一、學習社會是一個為學習而
動員的社會，以變遷的觀念與現象為興起背景。二、學習社會具有十六項
特質，涵蓋終生學習、自我實現與社會發展等層面。三、學習社會具有個
人、學校、社區、社會、經濟、教育、文化、政治等多樣化的功能，是人
類今後理想的社會型態。四、學習社會與學歷社會是兩個發展方向完全不
同的社會。前者基於人文主義的觀點，強調終生學習的理念；後者基於文
憑主義的觀點，主張學歷至上。五、學習社會理論的發展歷經三個重要階
段。第一階段從理念形成到倡導；第二階段從共識形成到穩定發展；第三
階段從實踐省思到轉向成熟。六、學習社會雖曾被人視為現代的迷思，而
且缺乏實驗證明，然而學習社會卻是一種未來式的概念與理想，更是人類
必要實現的烏托邦。七、經由整合的途徑，學習社會理論的內涵為全人發
展、終生學習、終生教育、道德社區與民主社會。八、學習社會指標包括
學習的參與量與學習的品質兩大要素，從整體社會「學習的輸入--學習的
過程--學習的輸出」等系列變化觀之，學習社會具有十項指標。九、長期
而有規劃的教育發展策略，是邁向學習社會的必要途徑。學習社會的建構
主要有十五種途徑。根據研究內容與結果，本研究提出以下五點建議：一
、結合各領域學者從事學習社會科技整合研究。二、繼續從事學習社會理
論之研究。三、繼續從事學習社會指標的研究。四、建構本土化的學習社
會發展方案。五、具體落實建構學習社會的各項措施。

The Development of the Learning Society Theory
ABSTRACT This study is to analyze the development of
thetheories concering the learning society. There are
fivepurposes to the study: (1) to make a thorough inquiry
oflearning society in terms of meanings, origins,
characteristics, and functions; (2) to review
thedevelopment of the learning society theories; (3)
tocriticise and integrate the theoies of the
learningsociety; (4) to construct the indicators of the
learningsociety for leading the direction to pursuit the
learningsociety; and (5) to suggest the ways as regard to how
tobuild the learning society. The methodology used
arehistorical study and documentary analysis. That is,
theresearcher has been reviewed the literature about
thetheories of the learning society from 1968 to 1996. There
are nine conclusions to the study: 1. The learning society
is a mobilized society forlearning. 2. The learning
society has sixteen characteristics,which are grouped into
three domains--lifelong learning,personal fulfillment, and
social development. 3. The learning society is provided
with diversefunctions, and it is the future ideal society
for thehuman. 4. The learning society and the credential
societyare different in many developmental directions. 5.
The development of learning society theoryincludes three
stages, from ideal initiative, stableawareness, to practice
and maturity. 6. The learning society is a future ideal
concept anda necessary Utopian to become truth for the human.
7. The contents of the learning society theory are asfollows:
the development of whole person, lifelonglearning,
lifelong education, moral community, anddemocratic society.
8. The learning society has ten indicators. Thequantity
of learning participation and the quality oflearning are
two important componets of the learningsociety. 9. Long-
term and well planned educational developmentis the tactics
towards the learning society. There arefifteen ways to build
the learning society. According to the above conclusions,
the researchersuggests 1. to integrate scholars in different
fields in orderto conduct the multidisciplinary studies; 2.
to continuously study the theory of the learningsociety; 3.
to continuously construct the indicators of thelearning
society; 4. to build the local development programs of
thelearning society; 5. to practice those tactics for
building thelearning society.