The trend of mass education advocates mass education, which is a reflection and an important part of the democratic trend of thought in the field of education in the New Culture Movement.

The common ground of the ideological trend of civilian education is: criticizing the traditional "aristocratic" level education, breaking the situation that feudal rulers monopolized education for thousands of years, enabling ordinary people to enjoy the right to education, acquire knowledge and culture, and change their living conditions.

Various factions of the ideological trend and movement of civilian education have different performances in the content, purpose and method of civilian education.

Advocate the popularization of education, oppose the hierarchy and privilege of education, demand respect for personal values, develop individuality and education, and oppose compulsory education. Generally speaking, it is required to educate all citizens to have the quality of participating in democratic politics and cultivate the qualifications of qualified citizens;