Theoretical Thinking On Defining The Discipline Of Ideological-political Education

Ideological-political education discipline is a young discipline, on some issues with the fundamental theory and the practice, such as the object of study, the discipline nature, discipline attribute, disciplinary boundaries and function orientation, there are still lack of consensus in academic circles. Depth to explore the essence of these problems and its development trend, to promote the development of science of science has important theory value and practical significance.The discipline has a profound historical origin. include the Chinese traditional moral culture, the ideological and political work experience of the CCP and the beneficial reference of foreign country’s citizen education,political and moral education,particular Marxism-Leninism classics.The construction of the discipline has experienced three stages. The first, is subject to follow the development of the dominant ideology, the second is obey the service results from relying on the related disciplines, the third is summing up the experience of sublimation ideological.The research object is the logical starting point of the discipline. We believe that the research object of ideological-political education discipline must reflect the existence of the dominant ideology, is the law of ideological-political moral education and its running as the core of the dominant ideology. Main research field of the discipline has three aspects, essence, value and implement.The essence of discipline is philosophical foundation of the discipline rationality.It can be summarized as the theory of ideological-political education phenomenon cognition, and that subliming the theory of ideological-political education practice, the knowledge system of ideological-political education law; Essence view of Marxism is the theoretical basis of subject nature existence, the ideological-political education’s status as a "lifeline" is practical basis.Theoretical attribute refers to the discipline showed the inner item and logic, which is the most general and reflect the nature of features and the category classification standards. On theoretical attribute, this discipline is a multidisciplinary fusion cross edge discipline, a discipline submit to Marxist ideology, a discipline of China’s direction of ideological education. It must be adhere to the international outlook, Otherwise this discipline will becoming a closed and rigid theoretical system.The practical attribute of ideological-political education discipline refers to the inherent regularity of subjects in the process of connecting the subjective and objective activity, which showed stronger applicability and instrumental characteristics. Embodied in the practicality of the theory, and special purpose to practical application of the discipline. Practicality of the theory directly originates from the ideological and political work practice, rooted in the practice needs.Theory of the discipline with the purpose of the spiritual construction practice and political socialization. Strong applicability is subject to improve people’s ideological and political quality, realize the ideological control aspects of the attribute.Disciplinary boundaries refers to a subject in the research field and the function of the discipline.By compariton, There is obvious difference between similar discipline and this discipline.Perticularly, it has obvious difference in narrow sense between Moral education discipline.So du Politics and Ethics.Compared with foreign related ideological discipline, the ideological-political education discipline reflects strong Chinese style.On Social function,this discipline concentrated reflect on that guide people’s thoughts by means of core value. For strengthening the social function of the discipline, and improve education validity, it mast be more attention on the study of the psychology,interaction, mode of transmission, recessive education resources, etc.