Political Education Research Articles

Enhancing the dimensions and practical pathways of effective education through scientific theory: A case study of socialist market economy theory

The integration of theoretical knowledge in ideological and political courses is a significant theme in character education. The theory of the socialist market economy stands as a core yet challenging topic in high school ideological and political education. Teachers can utilize this theme to implement the "three teaching methods" to solidify the theoretical content's academic rigor and enhance the effectiveness of character education from multiple dimensions. First, by employing an inquiry-based teaching method, teachers can clarify theoretical logic, thereby enhancing students’ ideological and theoretical depth. Second, the comparative teaching method can elucidate historical logic, broadening students’ perspectives and vision. Third, through case-based teaching, the practical logic becomes evident, deepening students' practical engagement and aspirations. This approach not only fulfills the educators' responsibility in character education but also amplifies the soul-nurturing function of theory, heightening students' sense of gain.

Research on the Reform Path of Ideological and Political Education in Tourism English Courses in Higher Vocational Education

Tourism English in higher vocational education has profound humanistic, strong professional orientation, and instrumental characteristics. Through analyzing the current situation of ideological and political teaching in Tourism English courses in higher vocational education, it is found that there are too few ideological and political elements in the curriculum, the skills teaching and ideological education are not unified, and the ideological and political education in the curriculum tends to be empty preaching. The reasons for this are the weak ideological and political awareness of teachers, the emphasis on skills in textbooks over ideological and political education, and the conservatism of teaching methods. Based on the requirements of curriculum ideological and political education and teaching reform, a teaching reform practice path is constructed from four aspects: anchoring curriculum ideological and political goals, improving teachers’ ideological and political awareness and educational ability, creating ideological and political-oriented textbook resources, and integrating ideological and political teaching methods through multiple channels throughout the entire process, in order to cultivate students with patriotism, international vision, and professional skills.

Construction of the “Micro-Ideological and Political” Model for Ideological and Political Teaching Reform in Bidding and Contract Management Courses

In the context of deepening educational reforms, the significance of ideological and political education has become increasingly prominent, emerging as a crucial aspect of enhancing students’ comprehensive qualities. To ensure the orderly progress of ideological and political education in courses, it is essential to actively promote the integration of ideological and political elements within coursework. This integration aims to align professional course education with ideological and political education, fostering a collaborative educational model. Therefore, in the teaching of bidding and contract management courses, constructing a “micro-ideological and political” teaching model has emerged as a critical component. The implementation of this model facilitates the seamless integration of bidding and contract management coursework with ideological and political education, thereby elevating the teaching quality of these courses. Additionally, it leverages the synergistic role of coursework and ideology in educating students, ultimately enhancing the quality and level of talent cultivation. Hence, this paper proposes strategies for constructing a “micro-ideological and political” model within the context of ideological and political teaching reforms in bidding and contract management courses, inviting discussion and exchange on this topic.

Integration Mechanism of Ideological and Political Education with Specialized Knowledge in the Course of Green Building Design

This paper aims to explore the integration of ideological and political education with specialized knowledge in the course of green building design. Through an analysis of the green building design course, combined with the current social development background and the need for ecological and environmental protection, the study investigates how to effectively integrate ideological and political education elements into course instruction to enhance the comprehensive quality and green design capabilities of architecture students. The paper analyzes the content and characteristics of the green building design course and proposes an integration mechanism for ideological and political education in green building design teaching, aiming to cultivate architecture talents with green design concepts and good ideological and political qualities.

Research on the Path of Ideological and Political Education in College Students’ Mental Health Education Courses in Higher Vocational Colleges

In recent years, under the background of the deepening reform of China’s education system, the curriculum system settings, teaching methods, and teaching concepts of various colleges and universities have undergone major changes. As a curriculum concept, ideological and political education in courses does not reform a certain professional course, nor does it change the ideological and political course itself. Instead, it combines knowledge imparting and value output to guide students in a positive way. This article analyzes the ideological and political education in college students’ mental health education courses.

Cultivation of Business Students Under the Background of Ideological and Political Education: Optimization Strategies for Project-based Learning

The paper explores the strategy of optimizing the cultivation of new business-applied talents through project-based teaching innovation under the background of curriculum ideological and political education. The paper emphasizes that the core socialist values should be integrated into business education. Improving students’ moral literacy and social responsibility is an important goal of cultivating new business talents. The study pointed out that in the process of project-based learning, innovative methods such as virtual reality technology, cross-cultural cooperation and diversified evaluation systems can effectively cultivate applied talents that meet the development needs of the new era. The paper also proposed specific strategies in the project implementation and reflection links to promote students’ self-reflection and internalization of values.

Continuing the Legacy of Martin Thrupp: Critical Engagements with the Politics and Policies of Education, in Aotearoa New Zealand and Beyond

Continuing the Legacy of Martin Thrupp: Critical Engagements with the Politics and Policies of Education, in Aotearoa New Zealand and Beyond

Theorizing the spatiality of ICT-mediated transnational repression: Evidence from China’s repression of Uyghurs in Turkiye

Recent years have witnessed burgeoning scholarly interest in how authoritarian states use transnational repression to intimidate and punish their citizens abroad. Our freshly collected surveys and in-depth interviews with members of the Uyghur diaspora in Turkiye reveal that China’s transnational repression of the Uyghur diaspora goes beyond preventing political mobilization. With the use of Internet Communication Technologies (ICTs), China employs widespread repression against ordinary Uyghurs by cutting off their communication lines with their homeland and through the Chinese police constantly harassing and threatening them, mostly through social media applications. Despite the growing body of literature on transnational repression, the spatial dimension of ICT-mediated transnational repression remains relatively undertheorized. Building on the literature of critical geopolitics, digital geographies, and Foucault’s concept of panopticon this study theorizes that China’s ICT-based practices beyond its borders have led to the configuration of “a transnational social space of insecurity,” which constitutes an idiosyncratic form of repression and spatiality by affecting diaspora Uyghurs’ everyday practices through the pervasive use of tech-based apparatuses and mechanisms. This idiosyncratic space constitutes and is constituted by “disciplinary” and “automated” subjects pushed toward constant self-surveillance and self-discipline. While China has physically turned East Turkestan into an open prison through political education camps, forced labor in production chains, ubiquitous installation of CCTV cameras, and frequent police control on phones and computers, ICTs enable China to transfuse its repressive system to the transnational domain by creating a parallel social space, which functions as its quasi-spatial extension.

Church Participation in Building Political Civilization in Indonesia

Politics has always been a topic of great interest, especially regarding the church's role. The church is pivotal in advocating for political life aligned with its essence: achieving the common good and public welfare. However, many Christians view politics negatively, often leading to apolitical attitudes. This research aims to analyze the church's participation in reshaping political perceptions among Christians in Indonesia, emphasizing a revolution of love. Using a qualitative method with descriptive and interpretative approaches, the study records congregation perceptions and provides theological interpretations to clarify the connection between politics and the church's role. The results highlight a lack of political education within the church, contributing to Christians' minimal involvement in political arenas. The research underscores the need for the church to educate and equip its congregation for meaningful political participation, fostering integrity and social justice. The study concludes that the church has a crucial role in nurturing a political environment grounded in love, justice, and communal welfare.

Origin and development of the values of the European Union

The article analyzes the emergence of European values in the concepts of philosophers of Ancient Greece and state thinkers of Ancient Rome. The author shows their further development under the influence of Christianity, social church doctrine, ideas of German classical philosophers, thinkers of the Enlightenment, and founders of the concept of natural law.The significance of the first European documents on the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, in particular the Magna Charta of 1215, the Habeas Corpus of 1679, the English Bill of Rights of 1689, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, the first constitutions in Europe, and the US Constitution (1787) are studied. The study of the genesis of the values on which the EU is based today takes into account the development of the Ukrainian state and law and their impact on this process, in particular the establishment of Greek city-states in the Southern Black Sea region, the introduction of Christianity in Kyivan Rus. The significance of the documents and treaties of Kyivan Rus and the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk (1710) in terms of their compliance with the values of the EU and their influence on their formation is clarified. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of EU values after the conclusion of the 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms within the framework of the Council of Europe and the creation of the European Communities. The author analyzes the texts of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (1951), the Treaty on the European Economic Community (1957), and the Single European Act (1986).The transformation of EU values and their legal nature from the Draft Treaty on a Constitution for Europe (2003) to the Charter of Fundamental Rights (2001), which became part of the Lisbon Treaty (2009), is studied in more detail. Special attention is paid to the evolution of legal terminology in EU law, when the term «principles» is still used in the text of the Treaty of Amsterdam, and the term «values» is used in the text of the Treaty of Lisbon. The author shows how values developed from philosophical, concepts, under the influence of religious and political teachings, supplemented and transformed in EU law from legal principles to values. In the final part of the article, conclusions are formulated.

International student mobility and the politics of distance education

International student mobility and the politics of distance education

RESEARCH ON THE INTEGRATION OF IDEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL EDUCATION INTO BUSINESS ENGLISH TRANSLATION TEACHING

The development of "Curriculum-based Ideological and Political Education" (CIPE) is in full swing. As part of an all-round educational approach, the integration of ideological and political education into the Business English Translation course is both necessary and significant. How to effectively embed ideological elements into business English translation teaching has become a pressing question for educators in this field. Based on CIPE theories and translation teaching theories, and considering the specific characteristics of the Business English Translation course, this paper explores the integration pathways from four perspectives: syllabus design, teaching content, teaching methodology, and evaluation mechanisms. KEYWORDS: Curriculum-Based Ideological and Political Education (Cipe), Business English Translation Teaching, Integration Pathways

Integration of Ideological and Political Knowledge across Disciplines in a Chinese Public University: A Review

For the past few years, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council have continuously promoted the strengthening of ideological and political education at the higher education level. To achieve this goal, it is crucial to build the capacity of teachers who teach these courses. Previous studies have emphasized the need for schools to continuously provide opportunities and platforms that will deepen teachers' understanding of the subject, thereby enhancing their instructional delivery. This review paper aims to analyze the ongoing discussion on designing professional development program for teachers engaged to the teaching of ideological and political education. Through review of studies from databases such as JSTOR, Google Scholar, ERIC, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), the study will gather relevant data essential for understanding the current status of ideological and political education and how professional development programs are being designed and implemented. The review revealed Although China's ideological and political education training for teachers has made significant progress in recent years, there are still some problems and challenges. First, the content and methods of training need to be further innovated and improved to meet the needs of educational development in the new era. Second, some teachers do not pay enough attention to ideological and political education, resulting in unsatisfactory training results (Huang, 2020). In addition, the application of modern technology in training needs to be further promoted and optimized to maximize its benefits.

Research on Digital Empowerment of Integrating Red Culture Resources into College Ideological and Political Courses

Red culture resources are an important testament to the century-long struggle of the Communist Party of China, embodying profound revolutionary spirit and educational value. With the rapid development of digital technology, digitally empowering red culture resources has injected new vitality and opportunities into college ideological and political courses. This study discusses the deep integration of red culture resources with ideological and political courses driven by digital technology. It explores the logical framework for incorporating red culture into these courses and analyzes the pathways of digital technology in the dissemination and utilization of red culture resources. The goal is to enhance the quality of ideological and political education in college curricula

Aesthetics of Negative Communication: Conflicts of Journalists and Officials

Introduction. The article proposes an aesthetic aspect of describing communication between journalists and politicians. The dramaturgical, image and consumer contexts of media communication, which, in our opinion, contain an aesthetic component, are problematized. An aesthetic look at the topic traditionally attributed to political science or sociological fields of knowledge allows us to see aspects of human activity that are perhaps less noticeable, but no less influential on the reproduction of the social order. Methodology and sources. The analysis of the situations discussed in the article is implemented in the tradition of interpretive sociology, which considers social communication as a constitutive factor in the behavior and activities of people. The principles of dramaturgical sociology of I. Hoffmann, theoretical observations of authors working in the field of symbolic politics, conceptual reasoning set out in F. Ankersmit’s essay “Political Representation” are used, in particular the term “representation” he uses in relation to the politician. Results and discussion. Situations that can be classified as negative communication between journalists and politicians were selected for analysis. The latter is defined as an action that can provoke negative emotions and feelings of communication participants, and thus disorient them regarding the development and consequences of the communicative situation. The obtained research results confirm that the concept of “negative communication” allows us to capture not only the emotional mode of professional activity and interprofessional communication of politicians and journalists, but also to offer an aesthetic view of professional communication. Conclusion. Situational analysis of conflicts in a professional environment, implemented in the tradition of interpretive sociology, reveals their spectacularity, predicting the forms of experience, and allows us to consider them, on the one hand, as works of art, on the other, as moral stories for social education. Aesthetic political representation is the most important need of any civil society, and its implementation is inextricably linked with political education.

What Defines a Discipline and How We Teach and Study It? The Changing Scope and Role of the Subject Benchmark Statement for Politics and International Relations (IR) and Its Implications For the Teaching and Study of Politics and IR in Higher Education

The paper asks whether there is a typical Politics and IR curriculum before reviewing the content and design of the revised fifth edition of the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Politics and IR Subject Benchmark Statement that was launched in March 2023. The paper examines the manner by which the most recent edition differs from earlier subject benchmark statements and reflects on the implications of the strategic direction taken by the QAA to include new content areas that primarily focus on the development of disciplinary statements on Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), Accessibility and sustainability and Enterprise and entrepreneurship education (EED). The paper explores the implications of benchmark statements, given that while they are not a regulatory requirement, they nevertheless seek to define what can be expected of a graduate and are drawn upon by Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to inform the development and revision of Politics and IR undergraduate provision.

Research on the Cooperative Education Mechanism of Ideological and Political Education and Curriculum Ideological Education in Universities from the Perspective of Chinese Modernization

Based on the current situation of ideological and political education in universities under the background of the new era, this paper summarizes the existence collaborative educational mechanism of ideological and political education and curriculum ideological education under the background of the great ideological and political education. There are some problems such as the separation of ideological and political curriculum, the lack of integration of Chinese modernization theory into the ideological and political education, the emphasis on external form and the lack of internal coordination. To this end, the relevant countermeasures are put forward: jointly excavating the elements of ideological and political education, integrating the connotation of Chinese modernization, enriching the form of ideological and political collaborative education, and improving the evaluation system of ideological and political collaborative education. Colleges and universities should build a whole-person, whole-process, all-directional “great ideological and political course” curriculum system, break the past ideological and political courses of the status quo, the implementation of moral and political roots. This task is to achieve the educational goal of training qualified builders and successors for the socialist cause.

The Construction of a Blended Case-Based English Reading Class from the Perspective of Ideological and Political Education

This study examines the problems within current university English reading courses and proposes the integration of ideological and political education into these classrooms. By employing a specific article as a case study, the research analyzes the strategies for incorporating ideological and political content into a blended case-based English reading curriculum and evaluates their effectiveness in enhancing comprehensive education. Several challenges have been identified through classroom observations and post-class investigations, which will be discussed in detail in the study.

Research on Big Data Platform Deployment and Maintenance Course Practical Teaching based on "Job-Curriculum-Competition-Certification + Ideological and Political Integration"

With the rapid development of the big data industry, the demand for big data technical talents has increased sharply. The big data technology major in higher vocational colleges aims to cultivate high-quality skilled talents with capabilities in data collection, processing, operation and maintenance, and technical services. The major integrates the core skills of big data implementation and operation and maintenance positions into professional courses and conducts teaching practice based on the "Job-Curriculum-Competition- Certification + Ideological and Political Integration" model. By constructing an education system that integrates knowledge imparting, ability cultivation, and value shaping, ideological and political education is integrated into course teaching, achieving an organic combination of professional teaching and ideological and political education content. At the same time, a blended teaching mode is adopted, focusing on the comprehensive cultivation of students' knowledge, abilities, and qualities, using competitions to promote learning and training, and improving the quality of talent cultivation.

Research on the Infiltration of Scientific Spirit in High School Biology Teaching Under the Background of Curriculum Ideology and Politics

Curriculum thinking and politics is an exploration of moral education reform and a strategic measure to carry out the fundamental task of cultivating people. High school is a key period for students to form correct values. In addition to ideological and political courses, other courses also need to play the function of educating people, and take courses as the carrier to provide value guidance to students in the process of knowledge imparting and ability training. High school biology is a fundamental course in natural sciences and an important carrier for cultivating students’ scientific literacy. However, through questionnaire surveys and interviews at internship schools, it was found that the infiltration of scientific spirit into high school biology teaching is not ideal. Teachers have insufficient understanding of ideological and political education in the curriculum, and they cannot fully tap into educational materials in textbooks. The methods for infiltrating scientific spirit are relatively single, making it difficult to balance ideological and political infiltration with knowledge teaching. This article selects the scientific spirit as an ideological and political element based on the needs of national development and the characteristics of the discipline, and permeates it into biology teaching. Finally, the teaching effectiveness is evaluated through various methods. The aim is to enrich the theoretical research of thinking and politics in senior biology curriculum, and to provide teaching reference for teachers to cultivate students’ scientific spirit in biology teaching. After conducting questionnaire surveys and interviews with students and teachers, the following conclusions were drawn: firstly, although the teachers and students of the school have a limited understanding of ideological and political education in the curriculum, most of them support the integration of ideological and political education into biology teaching. Secondly, some teachers still place more emphasis on imparting knowledge in their teaching and have not fully utilized the educational value of biology. The implementation of ideological and political education in biology teaching is not ideal. Thirdly, overall, the penetration of scientific spirit in biology teaching is not satisfactory and needs further strengthening. In summary, teachers need to strengthen their exploration of textbooks and deepen their understanding of teaching design in their daily teaching process, in order to continuously improve their ideological and political education for students and fully leverage the educational value of biology. Integrating scientific spirit into biology teaching is not only in line with the ideological and political concepts of the curriculum, but also in line with the core competencies of the discipline, which can better leverage the educational value of biology.