成人高等学历教育必须改革。弄清成人高等学历教育存在的根据,以及它的性质、特点,它在高等教育中的地位和作用是讨论成人高等学历教育改革的前提。否则,改革就无从谈起。当前,对我国成人高等学历教育存在的必要性流行着三种 Adult higher education must be reformed. To clarify the basis for the existence of adult higher education, as well as its nature, characteristics, its status and role in higher education is to discuss the prerequisite for the reform of adult higher education. Otherwise, the reform can not talk about it. At present, there are three kinds of popularization of the necessity of adult higher education in China