Author(s)

Yun Zeng ^1,2, Haiyue Li ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730050, China
² Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730070, China

Corresponding Author

Yun Zeng

ABSTRACT

The curriculum reform in China's basic education system advocates a reconnection with students' lived experiences. The course "Ethics and the Rule of Law" is a direct moral education course implemented during compulsory education. In order to gain a deeper understanding of knowledge dissemination and moral cognitive development of students in the teaching of "Ethics and the Rule of Law", we conducted classroom observations, interviews with teachers and students, aiming to explore the current situation. We discovered that teachers primarily focus on imparting knowledge through rote memorization, while students' lives are often detached from the classroom. In moral education, students' individual life experiences serve as the foundation for their moral growth and development. Thus, it is necessary to integrate knowledge into students' personal lives in order to implement the teaching reform concept of "reconnecting with students' lived experiences". The classroom should be transformed into a space where students not only learn but also live and flourish morally.

KEYWORDS

Ideological and political theory course, teaching, moral learning, knowledge, student life

CITE THIS PAPER

Yun Zeng, Haiyue Li, An Initial Exploration of "Knowledge" and Student "Life" in the Course of Ideological and Political Theory. Adult and Higher Education (2023) Vol. 5: 15-19. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aduhe.2023.051603.

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