Principles of Education: This major includes the following research directions: basic education theory, moral education principle, educational philosophy, educational sociology (including youth research, gender education research, family education, social education), educational law and policy analysis, and educational cultural anthropology. The principle of pedagogy is one of the strongest teachers in Beijing Normal University. Famous graduate tutors in this major include: Lao Kaisheng, Shi Zhongying (philosophy of education), Tan Chuanbao (principles of moral education), etc.

Curriculum and teaching theory: this major includes the following research directions: teaching theory, school consultation, primary education, curriculum theory, art education, mathematics curriculum and teaching, physical education curriculum and teaching, teaching psychology and evaluation.

Curriculum and pedagogy are also important majors in the School of Education of Beijing Normal University. Professor Pei Shuna, Professor Cong Lixin and Professor Guo Hua from the Institute of Educational Sciences are all authoritative researchers in the field of curriculum and pedagogy.

Education History: This major includes the following research directions: China education history and foreign education history. The major of educational history is a major with a long history in the School of Education of Beijing Normal University, and it has also made a large number of academic leaders in the field of educational history in China, becoming the strongest major in the School of Education of Normal University. There are many well-known scholars among them, but there are also many outstanding old gentlemen who have retired.

At present, the main tutors of graduate students are: Professor Wang, Professor Yu Shusheng and Professor Yu, who are over 70 years old but still stick to the front line of teaching, and associate professors Xu Yong, Shi Kecan and Sun Banghua; In the history of foreign education, academic leader Professor Zhang Binxian, famous professor Guo Faqi, etc.

Comparative pedagogy: this major includes the following research directions: international education theory and practice, comparative study of education system, comparative study of education theory, and reform and development of preschool education in the world.

Comparative pedagogy is a key subject in the College of Education of Normal University, and its teachers are also very strong: some masters in the field of comparative pedagogy, such as Mr. Gu Mingyuan and Professor Wang Yingjie, have withdrawn from the front line of teaching.

At present, the important leaders of the Institute of Comparative Education include Professor Ma Jiansheng, Professor Xiang Xianming and Professor Zhu Xudong. In addition, there are Mr. Yan, Mr., Mr. Gao Yimin, etc. He is also an outstanding figure in the Institute of Comparative Education. Professor Huo Liyan, who combines preschool education and comparative education research, is the first in the field of multiple intelligence research in China.

5. Preschool Education: This major includes the following research directions: preschool children's psychology and education, preschool education theory and practice, preschool children's curriculum and games (including music, physical education, health, etc.). ).

The preschool education of Beijing Normal University is second to none in the study of preschool children in China. Today, more and more attention is paid to early childhood education, and more and more people apply for pre-school education graduate students.

Professor Pang and Professor Liu Xin, who are famous for studying children's games, Professor zhangyan who is concerned about preschool education management, and other teachers, have made great achievements in the field of early childhood education.