Dewey’s Moral Education Thought And Its Enlightenment On Ideological And Political Education To Universities In China

Dewey, a famous American philosopher, educator and psychologist, is one ofthe representatives of the American pragmatic philosophy, but also one of the mostinfluential educators in western moral education. He devoted his life to thedevelopment of moral education, and put forward his own theory of moral education,which has a profound impact on the United States and all over the world.Dewey’s moral education thoughts provide the ideological and politicaleducation of the universities in China a brand new researching perspective. Combinedwith reasonable core of Dewey Moral Education, this essay explores how to betterpromote the development of the current ideological and political education ofuniversities in our country. It has theoretical significance and practical values.Recognition and interpretation of Dewey’s moral education thought will help providethe reform and innovation of Chinese universities’ ideological and political educationwith valuable working experiences and methods. Therefore, we can improve theeffectiveness of ideological and political education of universities in China.Starting from the overview of Dewey’s Moral Education, this essaysystematically summarizes and discusses the main content of the Dewey’s moraleducation thoughts. Meanwhile, it objectively evaluates the historical contribution andlimitation concerning the Dewey’s moral education thoughts. Finally, based on themajor problems exists in the current ideological and political education of universitiesin China, incorporated the main contents of Dewey’s moral education thoughts, fromfive aspects, it systematically summarizes and analyzes the reference and practicalvalue to the effectiveness improving of the ideological and political education ofuniversities in China.