群体极化理论视域下的高校爱国主义教育

Patriotism Education in Colleges and Universities from the Perspective of Group Polarization Theory

群体极化效应对高校爱国主义教育具有双重影响,一方面有利于统一受教育者的思想、强化教育效果;另一方面也会使受教育者的思想观点和行为出现极端化倾向。群体极化效应的强弱受群体成员自身的身心特点、信息传播手段,以及外部环境中诱发因素的多少等因素影响。高校教育工作者应该准确把握群体极化理论,利用其正向作用推进爱国主义教育,同时也要注意规避其负面影响,做到准确认知、踏实践行、客观宣传、国际视野,使高校爱国主义教育行稳致远,更见实效。

The group polarization effect has a dual impact on patriotic education in Colleges and universities,on the one hand,it helps to unify the thoughts of the educated and strengthen the educational effect;on the other hand,it will make the ideas and behaviors ofthose educatedappear extreme tendency.The strength of the group polarization effect is affected by the physical and mental characteristics of the group members,the means of information dissemination,and the number of inducing factors in the external environment.Educators should accurately grasp the theory of group polarization,use its positive role to promote patriotic education.At the same time,we must also pay attention to avoiding its negative effects,and achieve accurate cognition,down to earth practice,objective publicity,and international vision.In this way,wecan make the patriotism education in colleges and universities stable,far-reaching and more effective.