Ideological and political education is an activity that educators exert purposeful, planned and organized influence on the educated according to the requirements of a certain society and class and the laws of education, so that the educated will undergo expected changes.

Ideological and political education is a common activity of educators and educatees. It is an activity that educators educate the educated with advanced ideas, advanced morality, advanced culture and advanced theories purposefully, planned and organized according to the requirements of a certain society and class, so that the educated can have expected changes.

The fundamental task of ideological and political education is to uphold Marxism, arm the whole party and educate the people with Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theoretical system, further promote the study and education of the socialist core value system, and lead the social ideological trend and gather social consensus with the socialist core value system.

The basic contents of ideological and political education include the basic principles of Marxism, Socialism with Chinese characteristics theory system, socialist core value system, socialist concept of honor and disgrace, Chinese dream, etc.