On The Functions Of Ideological And Political Education Of University Students’ Volunteer Services

University students volunteer service activities are college students on the premiseof without delay, to the principle of voluntary participation, organize to serve non-profitand public service activities for the society and other people. In our country, the collegestudents have become the main volunteer activity groups. The volunteers serviceactivities have also become an important form of college students participating in socialpractice.The paper reviews the background of the rise of the volunteer service activities andthe relative theories, recalls the evolution of Chinese College students ’ volunteeractivities; And on the basis of these works the paper analyses the functions of volunteerservice activities in the college students ideological and political education includingguidance, cohesion and motivation: First, college students participate in voluntaryservice activities can make to accept effective ideas inspiration and education, so thattheir thinking and behaviors can be guided with the right direction to meet therequirements of social development; Second, the volunteer spirit plays a great role inattracting and bonding, which can aggregate college students together and make themgo towards the established goals; Finally, students can obtain some useful inspiration involuntary activities which results in progressive and enterprising spirit, providesmotivation for the comprehensive development of the students. Therefore, voluntaryservice activities are a process that the university students accept ideological andpolitical education actively, and a new carrier of ideological and political education ofcollege students.The paper explores why university students volunteer service activities’ ideologicaland political education functions are insufficient at this moment. The suggestions arecombining university students volunteer service activities with innovative socialmanagement, combining University students volunteer service activities with theeducation of Socialist core values, and perfecting the management system of University students volunteer service activities. These policies have practical significance forstrengthening the function of ideological and political education of University studentsvolunteer service activities and promoting the healthy development of Universitystudents volunteer service activities.