Our country has long noticed the relationship between education and society. Kong Qiu, an ancient educator, put forward the theory of "being rich in peace means teaching" and realized the relationship between population growth, economic development and education. Xue Ji in the pre-Qin period put forward that "learning is the only way to turn people into customs" and "governing the country and keeping the people safe, teaching first", expressing the understanding of the relationship between education and social politics at that time.
However, sociology of education, as a specialized knowledge, began in the modern west. 1883, the book Dynamic Sociology by American sociologist L.F. Ward was published, in which there is a special chapter on the relationship between education and social progress. Sociologist and educator Dewey's School and Society was published from 65438 to 0899.
1922, Education and Sociology by French sociologist E Durkheim was published. Durkheim is usually regarded as the founder of educational sociology. Since then, the research and teaching of this subject have developed rapidly and expanded to other countries and regions with the United States as the center.