Education is a social phenomenon, which exists in a certain social environment, and various factors in the social environment have dual functions of encouraging or restricting the existence and development of education.

(2) Educational management is an integral part of educational science and a branch of management science.

On the one hand, educational management studies how to combine the factors that affect the quality and efficiency of education. Therefore, educational management has become an important part of educational science. On the other hand, education management combines education with management, studies how to manage education according to the objective laws of education, and plans, organizes, guides, coordinates and controls various elements that affect the quality and efficiency of education. Therefore, it is a branch of management science.

(3) the cultural essence of education management

The theories and methods of educational management in different countries have similarities, but there are also many differences. Apart from the differences in economic and material conditions, these differences are mainly manifested in ideological forms and cultural traditions. The cultural tradition of the Chinese nation is the basic principle for China to deal with all aspects of education.

Second, the characteristics of education management

1 Educational management is a science of increasing wisdom.

Management needs wisdom, experience and courage. Educational management is a science that enlightens thinking, broadens horizons and increases wisdom.

2 Education management is a challenging science

Managers can't solve new problems only by looking for ready-made answers from historical documents, predecessors' scientific works and various laws and regulations. Education management is a science that enables people to learn how to meet challenges and how to fight their own difficulties.

3 Education management is a value science

In the practice of educational management, there are three stages in dealing with problems: identifying information, value judgment and behavior choice. Every manager has his own value system as the criterion of management behavior.

Education management is a science with variable rights.

All management work should proceed from reality, due to time, place and people. It is necessary to have a high degree of principle, but also to flexibly choose management methods and methods.