A national education and teaching reform has been kicked off in Chinese higher education to incorporate ideological & political education into all courses, which is called “Ke-Cheng Si-Zheng”. Whereof, ideological & political education elements contained in courses are deeply explored and corresponding educational functions are given full play, and all staff, whole process and all courses of higher education are involved. An innovative transform, from the isolated “Si-Zheng Ke-Cheng” to a three-dimensional “Ke-Cheng Si-Zheng”, is being on the way. Explicit and implicit educations are being integrated organically, and ideological & political education shall run through the whole process of higher education. That is, all courses shall carry ideological & political education, and ideological & political education shall be embodied in all courses. This paper reports on the concept, essence, origin, and national promotion of “Ke-Cheng Si-Zheng”.
KeywordsKe-Cheng Si-ZhengSi-Zheng Ke-ChengEducation and Teaching ReformIdeological and Political EducationChinese Higher Education
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