Fundamentals of moral education of the young generation in China: historical and pedagogical review

The article presents some fragments of the results from the analysis of historical and pedagogical sources of Chinese authors on the problem of moral education of the younger generation. This made it possible to determine the foundations of moral education in China and the influence of Soviet pedagogy on this process. The article reviews the opinions of Chinese scholars on the definition of the goal, objectives, content of moral education, and the composition of moral qualities of Chinese youth. The ideas, practices and concepts of Soviet teachers, used for many decades by Chinese teachers, which influenced the sustainability of the moral education of Chinese youth, are also revealed. Based on the results of the study of the process of moral education of the younger generation, we identified the methods of educating students in Chinese pedagogy that have a great impact on the integration of education and upbringing, ensuring a positive effect on the formation of moral qualities of young people. The purpose of the study is to substantiate and reveal approaches and ideas for the formation of the theory and practice of moral education in Chinese pedagogy based on the analysis of academic literature. Materials and methods of research: a theoretical analysis of pedagogical literature, documents on the problems of education in China, the methods of systematization, analysis, synthesis, and generalization.

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