The abbreviation of ideological and political education is also called ideological work or ideological education. It is a certain class and political group. In order to achieve certain political goals, it purposefully exerts ideological influence on people, thus changing people's thoughts and guiding people's social behavior.
China's ideological and political work is a practical activity that educates people with socialist and communist ideas, inspires people's consciousness, improves people's ability to understand and transform the world, and mobilizes people to struggle for the current and long-term revolutionary goals. It should not only solve people's political positions, views and behaviors, but also solve people's world outlook, outlook on life and morality.
Characteristics of ideological and political work.
The object of ideological and political work is people, which makes ideological and political work have its own characteristics. The main features of China's ideological and political work are:
(1) distinctive party spirit and class nature. Ideological and political work is an important part of China's work. Guided by Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, it serves the Party's basic line and people's interests in different periods, and inspires people to strive for revolutionary goals in different periods.
② Extensive mass and sociality. Ideological and political work is the work of mobilizing and organizing the broad masses, which goes deep into all fields and aspects of social life.
③ Strict science. Ideological and political work should follow the objective law of the development of things, be guided by scientific theories, adopt scientific methods and convince people by reasoning.
④ The pertinence of specific objects. Ideological and political work should proceed from reality and be targeted. Its contents, ways and methods should be mastered flexibly according to different objects and different ideological problems.
⑤ Continuity of the educational process. People's thoughts are restricted by the development and change of objective society, which is constantly changing. Therefore, ideological and political work must be a long-term task, and it must be carried out continuously, constantly studying new problems and solving new problems.