Education is a practical activity to promote individual socialization and social individualization under a certain social background.

Bidirectional coupling process

This definition regards "education" as a two-way coupling process: on the one hand, "socialization of individuals" and on the other hand, "individualization of society".

social context

This definition emphasizes the social background of education and its connection with certain social, political, economic and cultural conditions, thus explaining the social, historical and cultural characteristics of educational activities.

Practical characteristics

This definition describes the "practical characteristics" of "education", that is, the concept of "education" first refers to a certain type of practical activities.