Margaret Meed performs a typological study of human culture into the post-figurative,co-figurative,and pre-figurative cultures.Educational models are given in response to the differenttypes of cultures.Namely,in the field of adult education,the post-figurative culture is in correspondence to the post-figurative educational model,the co-figurative culture the cofigurative model,and pre-figurative culture the pre-figurative model.Developmental tendencies of both individuals and societies show that in the context of coexistence of all three educational models,pre-figurative model deserves more attention.