On the Purpose and Normative Focus of Family Education Legislation: Based on Foreign Legislation

From a global perspective as regards family education legislation, both written law countries and case law countries have the purpose of improving the ability of parents and other guardians for family education and safeguarding the right of minors for healthy development and focus on regulating the responsibilities of the government, the competent authorities of family education, the service institutions of family education, schools and other educational institutions, and the society. Based on the overall situation of the parents′ family education level in China and the judgment of the protection of the parents′ right to educate children in the private field, the common practice in foreign countries, i.e., taking improving the ability of parents and other guardians for family education as the purpose of family education legislation, should be used for reference. Meanwhile, a separate management model should be adopted such that the administrative department of education should be clearly designated as the competent authority for family education, special family education guidance service institutions should be established to clarify the legal obligation of public schools to carry out family education guidance, government responsibilities should be strengthened, and family education funds should be included in the government budget on all levels to ensure the necessary financial support.