Instrumental Rationality On The Growth Of Independent College Students

In the market-oriented economy, the factors on the growth of independent college students, which has been previously led by the state, are undergoing thorough changes both from its quantity and quality into a state guard by the society and personal value. The education sector and academic have paid great attention to the gradually rising study of instrumental rationality, which in the domestic level is still at an exploratory stage, especially for the growth of independent college students. When the instrumental rationality hit the students, our universities, society, and families are all at a loss with the lack of effective theoretical guidance.Instrumental rationality, is one of the "reasonable" concept brought up by the German sociologist Max Weber, whose substantial performance of the behavior is based on the rational pursuit of their own present interests, and is characterized by precise and systematic, realistic and practical, independent and aggressive, utilitarian and maximum benefits, together with legalization and standardization, shows that through a practical way, we can confirm and test the effectiveness of the tool, to achieve the maximum effect of things, as well as the specific utilitarian needs of human services.The influence of Instrumental rationality on the growth of independent college students has always been existed. But since the reform and opening up, our market has been in a rapid development, the instrumental rationality has expanded to a certain degree, or even became heterization, which made the factors of the growth of students to a quantitative or even qualitative change. The essay is based on a wide range of questionnaires and interviews of the Xingzhi college students from Zhejiang Normal University. From the results we can see the influence of instrumental rationality on the growth of students are universal and superficial:when choosing career, the students largely depends on the reality but not the ideal; only eager to learn practical ones; enjoy varieties of group activities but individually feels boring; the values and ethics tend to utilitarianism; the aggressive aspect from inner side exists together with the idleness from the action. The influence of Instrumental rationality on the growth of independent college is a double-edged sword, in which the positive sides coexistence with the negative ones. So we cannot enlarge the role of the instrumental rationality, nor weaken the real influence it brought.Why Instrumental rationality has its influence on the growth of independent college students? The reasons are rely not only on the society, family, school, net media, but also on its own inner factors. They are listed as follows:first, the openness and the commodity of a autonomic and competitive socialist market shares a high degree of fitness with instrumental rationality, which shows the value of science and technology, made the rapid spread of the rational thought throughout the community; second, the point is based on the basic factor—family. The factors from the objective family structure, high expectations and inappropriate ways of education strengthened students' invisible pressure in economy, further study and employment. Third, schools play an important role in students'growth. The original pure spirit of learning and the ideals are gone when highly education faces the more and more pronounced popularization and industrialization. Fourth, as a tool for human beings, the internet media largely widen its influential areas. With the immaturity in physical, mental personality and value, college students are easy to be influenced by external behavior and ideas, which provides an inner acceptance of instrumental rationality.The study, based on theoretical research and empirical analysis, deeply directs into the guide education for healthy growth of students to eliminate the adverse effects of instrumental rationality. Firstly, combine the characteristics of student development with the right use of the Instrumental rationality; Secondly, focus on the Instrumental rationality of independent college students to intensify the university ideological and political education, improve the potential impact of humanistic spirit; Third, emphasize on the guide education of a healthy usage of internet; Fourth, optimize the environment for the development of students form the tide mechanism of society, families, schools, media and other channels. Finally, focus on the moral development of students. Face the diverse reality with instrumental rationality and other social consciousness and values directly, look into the moral conflicts seriously, solve the moral confusions, to let students themselves master their own critical weapon, improve their moral discernment, discretion and selectivity. It is the social requirements for students and the need for their self-development and self-improvement, as well as an immune system for the adverse effects instrumental rationality.