The Value Connotation and Practical Pathways of Curriculum Ideology and Politics in Higher Education for the New Era

Abstract

Universities serve as crucial bases for cultivating professional talents and shoulder the significant mission of fostering qualified builders and reliable successors for the socialist cause. In the process of realizing Chinese modernization, the concept of "curriculum ideology and politics," which has emerged as a new approach to strengthening the educational function of courses, has broken the previous pattern where ideological and political education relied solely on dedicated courses. It addresses the fundamental question of "what kind of people to cultivate and how to cultivate them" in the new era. To advance curriculum ideology and politics, universities should explore its educational value and implications, and focus on three key dimensions—curriculum, teachers, and students—by tapping into ideological and political resources related to course content, teacher knowledge, and student experiences. This can be achieved through three main pathways: integrating teaching and educating under teacher guidance, combining explicit and implicit teaching methods, and establishing collaborative mechanisms. These approaches collectively contribute to exploring practical pathways for realizing the value of curriculum ideology and politics.