Minister Zhou Ji said: "If the country wants to realize modernization, education must take the lead in realizing modernization". With the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Education is studying and formulating the outline of education development in China in 2020. In particular, the "Outline" puts forward a most basic goal-by 2020, the country will initially realize the modernization of education.
The meaning of educational modernization is 1. Educational modernization is a higher level of a country's educational development. 2. Educational modernization is the transcendence of traditional education and the transformation of traditional education in modern society. 3. Educational modernization is an overall educational reform movement. 4. The core of educational modernization is to realize human modernization.
Basic characteristics of educational modernization 1. Education is universal. 2. Lifelong education. 3. Open education. 4. Combination of education and productive labor. 5. Education must mold people's modern quality. 6. Science education. 7. Legalization of education. Educational diversification.
Educational modernization refers to the establishment of a new educational system that meets the needs of modern society, economy and scientific and technological development and aims at cultivating creative talents.
The elements of the education system include: educational ideas, educational concepts, teaching contents, curriculum system, educational means and methods, educational management, etc.
To realize educational modernization, we must renew old educational ideas and concepts, and reform old teaching contents, curriculum system, educational means and methods, teaching mode, educational evaluation system and educational management system to meet the needs of social modernization.
Characteristics of educational modernization
(1) Education popularization: Education popularization needs higher education popularization rate and higher average years of education.
(2) Lifelong education: Lifelong education needs the system and conditions of lifelong education.
(3) Individualization of education: Individualization of education emphasizes the cultivation of creative talents with all-round development and individuality.
(4) Internationalization of education: Internationalization of education requires strengthening educational exchanges with other countries and having the ability of international exchange of education.
(5) Educational informatization: Educational informatization requires making full use of modern information technology in the field of education, so as to ensure the expansion of education scale, lifelong, personalized and international education.