Education is a social phenomenon widely existing in human life and a purposeful activity to cultivate social people. In order to carry out educational activities effectively, we must study it and make it a specific research object of pedagogy after long-term accumulation. In particular, the development of modern society and modern educational practice puts forward newer and higher requirements for pedagogy research.

There are many educational problems that people study deeply, such as the essence of education, the relationship between education and society and people, the purpose, content, mode, method, form and their relationship of education implementation, the educational process, the educational subject, the educational system and management, and various educational theories and practices that embody China's characteristics. Pedagogy reveals the general law of education through the study of various educational phenomena and problems.

Education graduates should have the following knowledge and ability:

1. Master the basic theory and knowledge of education.

2. Master the basic methods of educational scientific research;

3. Have the ability to engage in pedagogy and other teaching work in two disciplines;

4. Be familiar with China's educational principles, policies and regulations;

5. Understand the theoretical frontier of educational science, the actual situation and development trend of educational reform;

6. Master the basic methods of literature retrieval and information query, and have certain scientific research and practical work ability.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Education Major