1, generality and abstraction: the purpose of education is often abstract and general, not concrete and special. Because it is specific and special, it is more appropriate to call it "the goal of curriculum or teaching". The abstract and generalized educational purpose is embodied through "training goal" and "curriculum and teaching goal".
2. Ideality and finality: the expression of educational purpose always permeates people's yearning and pursuit for a better life, reflects people's views and understanding of ideal life and ideal society, and has a strong nature of surpassing real life.
3. Sociality and historicity: In different countries and different social and cultural backgrounds, the purpose of education is different. China's educational tradition pays attention to the coordination between individuals and society, emphasizing the collective value and applying what they have learned, while the western educational tradition pays attention to the freedom and independence of individuality, and emphasizes that individuals and knowledge are for the value and dignity of knowledge.