(1) School education is gradually popularized. /kloc-after the middle of the 0/9th century, all advanced capitalist countries have passed laws on universal compulsory education, most of which are mandatory.

(2) The publicity of education is increasingly prominent. Education has gradually become a priority for politicians in public utilities, public topics and social issues.

(3) The productivity of education is improving. In modern society, with the development of machine industry production and the progress of science and technology, workers engaged in production need to have certain scientific knowledge and technology. School education is increasingly combined with productive labor.

(4) The education system has been gradually improved. The formation of educational system and the popularization of education have promoted the process of "institutionalization" of education; The progress of educational research and reform and the accumulation of educational experience make "institutionalized education" mature.

Different people have different definitions of the concept of modern education. Some people define modern education as "educational concept, form and characteristics suitable for modern production system, modern economic system, modern cultural system, modern science and technology and modern social lifestyle" from the external conditions.

Some people look at the problem from the internal factors and define it as "the activity of educators to socialize the educated into people who can adapt to the modern society in which modern productive forces and production relations are unified."