The focus of the 12th annual conference by the branch of the Chinese Association of Education History is discussion of history of education in the context of social change.The major topics include prospects of history of education,history of educational activities,history of Chinese and foreign education in the global context,retrospect and prospect of educational development and history of education,historical social changes and educational responses.Consensus is reached that the researches of history of education should not only adapt to,but also exert influences upon social changes.Scholars are required to make greater efforts to update the researches on the history of education.