1. Democratization: The trend of democratization of education management is manifested in the trend of decentralization of education control in some countries and the trend of democratic participation in education management within schools.

2. Relative centralization: Relative centralization is also a trend of modern education management. This centralization trend is manifested in that some countries emphasize the role of centralization in national management education and limit the power of local management education in order to achieve effective management of national education.

3. Scientificalization: The trend of scientific education management is particularly obvious in all countries of the world. This scientific trend is manifested in two aspects: paying attention to the application of modern scientific theories; Pay attention to the application of modern science and technology in education management and improve management efficiency.

4. Efficiency: This is a trend related to the above trend. This trend is manifested in that some emphasize streamlining institutions and improving work efficiency. Scholars in some countries believe that whether there are many officials or not depends on their ability.

The characteristics of education management are as follows:

1. Systematization: Educational management refers to the management of educational activities in schools and the whole society, with the purpose of realizing the orderly development of education from a systematic perspective and making educational activities develop to a higher goal.

2. Comprehensiveness: Educational management is a process of effective coordination and unification of educational elements such as schools, families and society. In practice, it is considered comprehensively from the aspects of policy formulation, regulation construction, supervision and inspection, and training implementation.

3. Scientificality: Educational management is guided by scientific theories and methods, and constantly improves and perfects management activities with the help of various modern management means and technologies, and strives to achieve the effectiveness and sustainability of educational activities.