I. Social, Political and Economic Systems
The political and economic system of a society plays a decisive role in the nature of educational purposes. In feudal society, the purpose of education is to cultivate talents in line with the interests of the feudal ruling class, emphasizing the inheritance and promotion of feudal culture.
In the socialist society, the purpose of education is to train qualified builders and successors of the socialist cause, and emphasize the promotion and practice of socialist core values. Different political and economic systems determine the different nature of educational purposes.
Second, cultural traditions.
Cultural tradition is also an important factor affecting the nature of educational purposes. Different cultural traditions have a far-reaching impact on the formulation of educational goals. China traditional culture emphasizes humanistic quality and moral quality.
China's educational goal often focuses on cultivating people's virtue and humanistic quality. Western culture pays more attention to individuality and freedom, and the purpose of western education often pays more attention to cultivating people's individuality and innovation ability.
Orientation and Incentive Function of Educational Purpose
First, the purpose of education has a guiding role.
The purpose of education is the general quality standard and specification requirements of all kinds of education at all levels, and it is the direction to guide the whole education work. It is not only the starting point of educational activities, but also the destination of educational activities.
Only by establishing a clear educational purpose can we have the quality standards and training specifications of talents, formulate scientific educational contents, methods and means, effectively control the educational process, scientifically evaluate the educational effect and ensure the quality of talent training.
Second, the purpose of education has an incentive effect.
Reasonable and step-by-step educational purposes can fully mobilize the enthusiasm and creativity of all teachers and students and inspire everyone to work hard for a common goal. Historically, whether during the revolutionary war or during the period of peaceful construction, establishing advanced educational purposes is an important factor to stimulate people's enthusiasm.
In today's educational reform, it is precisely because of the new and higher-level educational purpose that the great enthusiasm of all educators has been aroused.