Supplementary education of colleges is a special form of supplementary education, which, as an important content and phenomenological representation in the reform and development of contemporary Chinese education, generates double influences on traditional higher education system. Supplementary education of colleges in the trend of normalization, specification and utilitarianism reflects the problems existing in the development of higher education in contemporary China deeply. This paper analyzes the rational basis of existence of supplementary education of colleges from the perspective of functionalism through analysis on the supplementary education phenomenon of contemporary Chinese colleges; carries out reflection and summary of the existing problems; and puts forward that correct guidance, government specification and benign complementary mechanism are the basic paths of developing supplementary education of colleges. As a notable characteristic of contemporary Chinese education, supplementary education is the extension and supplement of formal education, and also the product of China's development in politics, economy and culture. "From the history of higher education, remedial course can be traced back to the United States in the 17th century." There are many studies on the issue abroad; while the discussion about supplementary education in China mainly focuses on primary & secondary school education and preschool education, without much discussion about adult supplementary education. College stage is an important period of choosing the development mode in future with self-development as the premise and destination; and various forms of supplementary education which are freely selected other than formal college education constitute the basic pattern of supplementary education of contemporary colleges based on acquisition of various qualifications, demand of future vocation and realization of life goals. The structure of teachers in supplementary education has been developed to institutional "professional team" system from original informal employment system, and many college teachers and scientific researchers participate in the team. Current situation of supplementary education of colleges is as follows: any young person who is in need of learning can find suitable training school and related courses in the market. Thus, the development of supplementary education of colleges is in direct proportion to China's economic development and cultural industry updating to a certain extent. Supplementary education of colleges in China undergoes a process from weak initiation, imperfect system and single variety to rapid development, complete system and wide varieties, which has become a non-negligible education phenomenon. However, through complex phenomenon of supplementary education, we deeply realize the impediment to formal higher education, adult success and educational fairness. As an important functionalism of educational sociology school, its main research direction is to discuss macroscopic education from the perspective of sociology, so as to maintain social balance and promote social development. This paper carries out analysis on supplementary education phenomenon of colleges based upon functionalism, and then realizes its reasonable basis and existing problems rationally.
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