On the Effectiveness of the Ideological and Political Education in Higher Vocational Colleges

The ideological and political education in vocational colleges has "employment oriented", "practicability" and "practicalness" and other features, while facing the practical difficulties that the cultural spirit is insufficient, the specialization of the teachers is not strong, and the students lack their own active participation and so on. The higher vocational colleges must deepen the concepts of running higher vocational education, strengthen the construction of the team of the ideological and political theory education, pay more attention to the combination of the ideological and political education with the practice, cultivate the people-oriented model of the ideological and political education, and improve the effectiveness of the ideological and political education. The ideological and political education is an important part of the educational undertaking, and is an important position in the realm of the ideology. "On further strengthening and improving the ideological and political education of college students by the CPC Central Committee and State Council" is the strategic guidance document formulated based on the historical experience of the ideological and political education and the development and innovation in the new situation. It shows the deep understanding and much attention on the situation in the ideological field. However, with the gradual perfection of China's socialist market economic system, the rapid development of the higher vocational education and the rapid change of the social environment, there have appeared many new situations in the ideological and political education in higher vocational colleges both positive ones and also facing many practical difficulties. The higher vocational colleges must understand the characteristics of the ideological and political education in higher vocational colleges, and find out the starting point for the ideological and political education, to enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of the ideological and political education.