“社学”之名早在唐代末年就已经开始出现了,当时的社学乃是社团所立之学,并非后世所称的社学。然而社学作为一种教育机构是从元代开始的。在明,清两代社学有了进一步的发展。社学是设在乡镇或农村地区,利用闲暇,以农家子弟为教育对象的初等教育形式。社学的教育内容比较丰富。研究古代社学对我们当前农民的职业教育有借鉴意义。 As early as the end of the Tang dynasty, the name of “social science” began to appear. At that time, the social sciences were founded by the community and were not the social sciences that later generations claimed. However, social education as an educational institution started from Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties social learning has been further developed. Sociology is a form of primary education which is located in townships or rural areas and uses leisure time and farmers and children as educational objects. Social education is rich in content. Studying ancient social sciences has reference to the vocational education of our current peasants.