The Study Of The Development Of Chinese Communists’Thought On Marxism Theoretical Education Since The Reform And Opening

Marxism theoretical education has always been the "lifeline" of our Party’s economic work and all other work. For over thirty years since reform and opening, with Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping as the core of the central collective leadership of the party, have always put Marxism theoretical education in the most important position. On the basis of inheriting the classical writers’ Marxism theoretical education thought, they closely combined with the social theme of reform and opening up and socialist construction, according to the change of the actual situation with great theory innovation courage to innovate Marxism theoretical education thought, and finally creatively put forward a series of complete and scientific thought, which not only come down in one continuous line, but also keep pace with the times. To deeply and systematically research the thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening, is not only the key to accurately grasp the objective law of Marxism theoretical education, but also the necessary link to deepen the basic theoretical research of Marxism theoretical education.The studying of Chinese Communists’ thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening should be placed in the long history of reform and opening and today’s rapidly changing trends of the times. Only this can guarantee the thought be attached to the historical coordinate system of the longitudinal development and the crosswise relation, can clarify its historical developing process, can explain the reason why the thought is a scientific system and also can discuss deeply and widely in theatrical explanation. Therefore, this article explores the origin of the thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening from the vertical dimension, and analyzes its contents and characteristics, status and value from the horizontal dimension, in order to highlight the thought’s theoretical depth and contemporary values. Overall, this article mainly analyzes and discusses the thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening from the five aspects (also namely five chapters of the content).The emergence and development of any thought is not water without a source or tree without root, but has the internal factors and the external conditions which it depends on. Chinese Communists’ thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening is no exception. In the longitudinal direction of historical development perspective, the development situation of the times and the law of historical development have led Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening to keep pace with the Times; In the perspective of socio-ecological change trends, both opportunities and challenges of the new changes in domestic and international situation since the reform and opening are strong driving forces of the development of the thought on Marxism theoretical education; in the perspective of theory inherit, Marx, Engels, Lenin, Mao Zedong and other classical writers’ thought on Marxism theoretical education which can be inherited, are the theoretical sources of the thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening.According to the constantly evolving practice and the role of Chinese Communists playing in promoting the development of the thought, Chinese Communists’ thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening as a dynamic process, can be divided into for stages:outline form, in-depth development, overall prosperity and further deepened. Among them, the Party’s second generation of central collective leadership with the core of Deng Xiaoping, in the historical turning period of Chinese ideological field brought order out of chaos and the reform and open policy started, gradually explored the basic profile of the thought, and initially built up a scientific system systematically, so as to open a new situation of ideological development; The Party’s third generation of central collective leadership with the core of Jiang Zemin, in the period of China’s reform comprehensive and in-depth development, successively put forward a series of important thoughts, such as,"one center, three focus on","two firm", "three stresses education","four unity", so as to comprehensively promote the deepening development of the thought; The central collective leadership with the core of Hu Jintao, in the key period of China’s reform development entering a crucial stage, expanded the scientific connotation of the thought from the guiding philosophy, ideology theme, political security and other aspects, so as to promote the thought on Marxism theoretical education to achieve full prosperity.Through tracing the origin of the thought, we can find that the achievements of Chinese Communists’thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening is mainly reflected in the Chinese communists’ answers to the basic questions of tasks, content, methods, subject, object and principle. Among them, for "the tasks of Marxism theoretical education ", they mainly emphasis the "lifeline" position and value of theoretical education from three aspects of country, society and individual; for " the content of Marxism theoretical education ", they put forward to the scientific system and the basic principles of Marxism as basic contents, the innovation theory achievement of Marxism in China as the key content, and the modern history of China, patriotism and national spirit as the development content; for "the methods of Marxism theoretical education ", they gradually explore many effective education paths which are implicit and permeability, such as, study and education, guidance of public opinion, typical demonstration and discipline construction;for " the subject of the Marxism theoretical education ", they point out that the communist party of China is the core leadership, and high quality education teams are the main force. Meanwhile, they also point out that every party member should be a propagandist; for "the object of the Marxism theoretical education ", they repeatedly stress that the communist party of China and the young students are the most direct target of the education. At the same time, they also focus on education on the party members and cadres, youths, farmers and intellectuals.Through integrating and anglicizing many scattered and complicated contents, and grasping its generality and regularity, we can see clearly that Chinese Communists’ thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening presents bright characteristics of five aspects:Firstly, it no longer imposes political needs and the needs of social development on individual development, but in the fully considers the interaction between human development and social development, on the basis of pursuing the coordinated development between the social education of political dominance dominant education and the education of individual--oriented development; secondly, it not only understands and defines Marxism theoretical education purely from the ideology angle, but seeks the mutual unification of ideology education, scientific education and ideological education; Thirdly, it no longer one-sided emphasizes on the political propaganda effect of education, but adheres to the political propaganda, theoretical exploration and teaching run paralleled; Fourthly, it no longer carries out indoctrination education to the masses by external force, but insists on the combination of indoctrination education, permeable education and self-education; Fifthly, it no longer simply focuses on education for Party members and high school students, but promotes the coordinated development of extensive education, advanced education and the level of education.The Chinese Communists’ thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening has both contribution and historical limitations.In terms of contemporary value, the thought greatly enriches theoretical treasure-house of Marxism theoretical education thought and has a profound impact on the Party’ theoretical education practice. It also provides a strong ideological guarantee for firming Marxist guiding status in the field of socialist ideology and for ensuring the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics smoothly carried out; In terms of historical limitations. On the one hand, the construction of the thought is not perfect.On the other hand, between the thought and practice has split and fault.It is necessary to study how to stick to and develop the thought on Marxism theoretical education in new practice. For Chinese Communists’thought on Marxism theoretical education since the reform and opening, we should not only seriously carry out its basic principle and scientific spirit, but also should actively change it for proper adjustment, enrich and perfect with the development of the times. For example, we should actively innovate theory resources to expand the connotation of thought; we should absorb cultural resources with dialectical conceptto enrich the content system of thought; We should use modem science and technology resources with scientific philosophy to enhance the thought’s effectiveness and appeal; we should use promote education practice with pragmatic spirit,to spur educational thought to achieve a "soft landing".