Education Of Marxist Outlook On Ethnic Groups Among Contemporary College Students

College students, as qualified builders and reliable successors of socialism with Chinese characteristics, have direct effects on the stability, unity and development of our country in that whether or not they have a scientific outlook on ethnic groups. Up to now, national separatists, religious extremists and violent terrorists have incited various separatist activities. The author, therefore, holds that only by setting up scientific outlook within college students, can they discover the evil nature of national separatist activities. The research into the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among contemporary college students can not only enrich Marxist theories on ethnic groups and promote the theoretical development of ethnology and ideological and political education, but strengthen the national awareness of college students, promote the solution of ethnic problems, stimulate the development of ethnic areas as well as the construction of a harmonious society of socialism.A theoretical summary of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among contemporary college students is given in the first chapter. Marxist outlook on ethnic groups is defined as the world outlook and methodology adopted by proletariats to handle ethnic problems; and Marxist theories on ethnic groups, the main contents of education. It is held that the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups means promoting college students to perform activities under guidance of scientific ethnic outlooks. The nature of education, therefore, is defined from different perspectives. And at the same time, the formation and the development of the Marxist outlook on ethnic groups as well as its education process are studied. It means, the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups can promote among college students the formation of scientific outlook on ethnic groups, maintain national unity and prosperity, and promote the effective implementation of regional autonomy and policies favorable to ethnic minorities.The theoretical development of the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among college students is expounded in the second chapter. Marx and Engels, as founders of Marxist education theories on ethnic outlook, formed scientific ethnic outlook in the great practical activity of proletariat national movement and set up a scientific system of education theories. Lenin and Stalin set up their theories in Russian socialist revolution and construction while inheriting the theories of Marx and Engels. All the above-mentioned theories, in their development in China, have integrated with the particular situations, and therefore, formed education theories with Chinese characteristics. They form the theoretical origin of the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among contemporary college students.In the third chapter, the author studies the existing problems in the form of questionnaires. The reasons for these problems are also analyzed. According to the research, contemporary college students have positive attitudes in national recognition, national emotion and national ideals. Problems still lie in over-superficial recognition over the nation, radical attitude towards ethnic problems, improper understanding of ethnic relations, over-intensive sense of ethnic identification and lacking in consciousness of ethnic policies. Other problems in the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among college students include such as lack of support from systems. The reason for such problems is that ethnic problems still exist. It is the organic unity of society and nations. They are universal, prolonged, complex, international and important problems in concrete forms of national political problems, national economic problems, and national cultural problems. All these problems are the fundamental factors that affect the ethnic outlook of college students. Such social environment as modern means of communication, educational resources in the society and the weakening effects of cultural education also exerts negative impact on them.The fourth chapter analyzes the ways to carry out the practical activities of the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among college students. The guiding ideology, which means the basic guideline education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups should follow, stands on the higher level of the whole system. To put it more concrete, the education, guided by the scientific theory of ethnics, should handle, in proper ways, the relations among the recognition of the nation, of ethnic groups and of religious beliefs to carry out the effective education including the education from the society, from the school and from students themselves. The Present methodology on the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among college students include social education which is realized by education of laws and regulations, cultural products and mass media, school education which is realized by improving curriculum, choosing teaching contents, fixing teaching methodology under the guidance of scientific theories, and self-education mainly achieved by self-recognition, self studying, self-adapting, and self-practicing of national awareness.In conclusion, the author makes a summary as well as an outlook for the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among college students. The research is, both theoretically and practically speaking, a proposition of great significance. This dissertation, we are afraid, should only be termed as an initial research, and therefore, such propositions as the present situation, the theoretical system and the process and the rules of the education of Marxist outlook on ethnic groups among college students wait to be further studied.