Abstract of the Doctoral thesis in Political studies: Applying Ho Chi Minh’s thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth today

The thesis with the objective on clarifying the theoretical issues, analyzing and assessing the situation, the thesis proposes views and solutions to enhance the application of Ho Chi Minh thought in master education. Patriotic meaning for Vietnamese youth today. Invite you to consult the thesis to get detailed research content.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

AND TRAINING

HO CHI MINH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF POLITICS

ACADEMY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION

NGÔ XUÂN DƯƠNG

APPLYING HO CHI MINH’S THOUGHT

IN THE WORK OF EDUCATING PATRIOTISM

TO VIETNAMESE YOUTH TODAY

ABSTRACT OF THE DOCTORAL THESIS

IN POLITICAL STUDIES

Hanoi – 2019

The Thesis has been completed at ACADEMY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION

Supervisors:

1 Assoc.Prof, PhD Luu Van An Lưu Văn An

2 Assoc.Prof, PhD Mai Duc Ngoc Mai Đức Ngọc

REVIEWER 1:

REVIEWER 2:

REVIEWER 3:

THE THESIS WILL BE DEFENDED AT THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS

OF ACADEMY OF JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATION

Hour…….day…….month…… year 2019

The thesis can be found at the library:

- Natonal Library, Ha Noi

- Academy of Journalism and Commucation

INTRODUCTION

1 Rationale

Ho Chi Minh’s Thought is the ideological foundation of our Party and the great spiritual property of our people, guiding the struggle of our people to go to victory Promoting learning, applying and following his thoughts is an extremely important and meaningful work for the Vietnamese revolution in the period of accelerating the national industrialization, modernization and integration getting deeper and deeper

Patriotism runs like a red thread throughout history, is a noble spiritual product, holding the highest standard for morality and leading the ladder of cultural and spiritual values of the Vietnamese nation Patriotism acts as a great endogenous motivation of the Vietnamese ethnic community, creating the unrivaled power in the resistance wars against foreign aggression and in the cause of building the country

Young people are the mainstay of the country, are the future owners of the country, are the pioneering force in building and defending the Fatherland, which are one of the factors determining the success or failure of the Vietnamese revolution Taking care, fostering and educating young people are really important and necessary

in order to ensure the stability and sustainable development of the country

Nowadays, we are striving to build a Vietnam which is peaceful, rich, independent, democratic and going up to socialism This is a great and glorious career but really arduous, complex and unprecedented For the purpose of accomplishing this career, one of the most important motivations is to promote learning, following

Ho Chi Minh’s Thought, arousing and highly promoting patriotism in the Party, in all strata of the population, especially young generations who will be successors, continuing to raise the flag of national independence associated with socialism to go

to the final victory

Applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to young people is a significant part of the ideological work of our Party Over the past years, this work has achieved encouraging results, for instance, the party committees led the political system and the whole society to better perform the work of educating

patriotism to young people; the quality of the cadres who were directly involved in educational tasks was constantly improved; educational programs, contents and methods were regularly innovated; material conditions for education were interested in investing and improving, etc Nevertheless, in addition to these positive ones, the patriotism education for young people on the basis of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought has limited in awareness; the quality of the team directly working on educational tasks was weak and lacking, educational contents and methods remained inadeqate, a part of young people also showed signs of deteriorating politcal thought, morality and lifestyle,

The above-mentioned limitations and shortcomings are due to many reasons, of which a very basic one is the lack of a thorough and comprehensive study on the values of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought so that they would be applied in accordance with the current situation

From the reality of patriotism education for Vietnamese youth on the basis of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought and the significance of this work to the development

of the country, the topic “Applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating

patriotism to Vietnamese youth today” was selected for the doctoral thesis title in

Political studies, majoring in Ideological work

2 Research aims and objectives of the Thesis

associated with the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought and its causes; the questions posed

- To recommend perspectives and solutions that would enhance the application

of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to young people

3 Object and scope of the study

3.1 Object of the study

Applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth today

3.2 Scope of the study

- For scientific content:

+ Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism and Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on youth education should be applied to defining contents and methods of educating partriotism to young people

- For subjects: focusing on surveying rural youth, youth workers, young

people and students

- For space: The Thesis should survey the application of Ho Chi Minh’s

Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth in 9 provinces and cities, including Bac Ninh, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Nha Trang, Dak Lak, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Soc Trang

- For time: From 2008 up to now

4 Theoretical basis and research approaches

4.1 Theoretical basis: Theory of Marxism and Leninism, Ho Chi Minh’s

Thought, guidelines of the Party, policies, laws of the State with reference to youth education

4.2 Research approaches

- Methodology: Dialectical materialism and historical materialism

- Research methods: deduction and induction, analysis and synthesis, history

anad logic, comparison, statistics, sociological investigation, etc

5 New scientific contributions of the Thesis

- Giving a new definition of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth today

- Provided the content of patriotism education for young people associated with the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought

- Pointing out the contradictions of the reality of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought to patriotism education for Vietnamese youth

- Recommending the perspectives and solutions that would enhance the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth in the coming time

6 Theoretical and practical significance of the Thesis

6.1 Theoretical significance

- The Thesis acts as a theoretical basis for the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth in the coming time

- Making contributions assert the fundamental role of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought

in the spiritual life of society

6.2 Practical significance

- Contributing to strengthening the education of patriotism for young people and the struggle in the field of ideology and culture

- Acting as a reference for the study, teaching of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought and

the work of educating patriotism to young people

7 Structure of the Thesis

In addition to introduction, literature review, conclusion, references and appendices, the Thesis consists of 3 chapters, 8 paragraphs

LITERATURE REVIEW

I Research works related to the theoretical basis of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth today

I.1 Research works on ideological work

The ideological work of the Soviet Communist Party by X.I Xuronitrenco; Principles of communist propaganda co-authored by V.Gh.Bakova, M.Ph.Nhenasep

and V.Ph.Pravotorop; For communist education by M.I.Kalinin; Education and

management – Coordination of ideological work by I.D.Torotchenco; Ideological

propaganda in the new period (Curriculum for cultivating propaganda officials) by

the Department of Officials, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of

China; “Innovating the education of political ideology for cadres, party members at

grass-roots level in the current period” by Vu Ngoc Am; Sustainable value and vitality of Marxism-Leninism and scientific socialism by Hoang Chi Bao; Ho Chi Minh with ideological work co-authored by Hong Vinh and Dao Duy Quat; Principles of ideological work by Luong Khac Hieu; Research theory and methodology, education of political ideology by Pham Huy Ky; Some issues of theoretical work, ideology and organization of the Party in the innovation period by

To Huy Rua; Effectiveness of the education of political ideology for students of

military academies in our country today by Luong Ngoc Vinh

I.2 Research works on patriotism, Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism and Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on youth education

Patriotism in the cause of industrialization and modernization by Luong Gia

Ban; Doctoral Thesis titled Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism by Nguyen Manh Tuong; In the

mainstream of Vietnamese literature: patriotism by Tran Van Gia; Vietnamese patriotism in Ho Chi Minh era by Tran Xuan Truong; Scientific topic Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism in the period of opening, international integration chaired by Bui Dinh

Phong; For youths by Karl Marx; How to educate the true person by V.A.Xukhomlinxk; Cultivating moral ideology by La Quoc Kiet; Doctor thesis titled

Applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought to the education and training for young people in our country today by Doan Nam Dan; Ho Chi Minh’s methodology by Hoang Chi

Bao; Ho Chi Minh, eminent thinker by Song Thanh Collection of pedagogical works

by A.S.Makarenko; Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism, the victorious factor of the

Vietnamese revolution co-authored by Mach Quang Thang, Nguyen Tung Lam; Some issues of socialist patriotism in Vietnam by Tran Xuan Truong; Vietnamese youth with patriotism in the national history by Duong Tu Dam; Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism

by Vu Dinh Hoe; The revolutionary ideal of Vietnamese youth in the cause of

renovation by Do Muoi; Young people dedicate and grow up by Dang Quoc Bao; Youth with the training of revolutionary ideal by Huu Tho; Learning Ho Chi Minh’s

Thought on patriotism education in Vietnam by Van Tung; Education of patriotism in Vietnam : Thematic training program for cadres, party members and people by Ngo

Van Thao; Patriotism in specific action by Le Quoc Ly; Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on

youth education co-authored by Le Van Tich and Nguyen Minh Duc, etc

II Research works related to the reality of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth today

II.1 Reality of lifestyle, morality and patriotism of young people

There are some works such as Some typical psychological characteristics of

the value orientation of young people today by Do Ngoc Ha; Globalization: the struggle of youth to choose values by Mai Lan; Orienting the value and development

of young generation by Do Long; Vietnamese youth before the requirements of the national industrialization and modernization by Mac Dinh Tuan; Some negative phenomena in the current young people and youth advocacy, education by Ho Ba

Tham; etc

II.2 Reality of patriotism education for young people

There are a number of works such as the scientific topic Ho Chi Minh’s

Thought on revolutionary ideal education for young people and the application in current revolutionary practice chaired by Tran Van Hai, the book Education of patriotic tradition for the young generation today by Nghiem Dinh Vy; Ethical ideals and the education of ethical ideals for young people in current conditions by Doan

Van Khiem; Value orientation for young people, students in the period of the

national industrialization and modernization by Duong Tu Dam; Revolutionary ideal education for young people today by Pham Dinh Nghiep; For Vietnamese patriotism and education of traditions for the young generation by Phan Ngoc Lien; Current lifestyle of Vietnamese youth – Reality and solutions by Nguyen Van Hieu; Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on youth education by Doan Nam Dan; etc

III Research works related to the proposal for solutions that would enhance the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education of patriotism for Vietnamese youth in the coming time

III.1 Solutions of educating patriotism, revolutionary morality, revolutionary ideals for young people

There are the following projects: the book Heroic youth building and

denfending the Socialist Vietnam Fatherland by Le Duan; the article Enhancing revolutionary ideal education for young people by Dao Ngoc Dung; the doctoral

thesis titled Patriotism education for high school students in the Southeast region

today by Nguyen Sy Quyet Tam; the book Patriotism education for the current young generation by Nghiem Dinh Vy; etc

III.2 Solutions for youth education following Ho Chi Minh’s Thought

The topic “Methodology of educating Ho Chi Minh’s Thought to young

people” chaired by Pham Hong Chuong; The book “Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on revolutionary ideal education for young people and its application in current revolutionary practice chaired by Tran Van Hai; the book “Training young generations of the people into brave, intelligent and creative revolutionary soldiers”

of Pham Van Dong; Culture in the youth’s personality co-authored by Do Huy and Mai Hai Anh; Educating moral consciousness to Vietnamese youth today of Vo Minh Tuan; Youth – education and development of Duong Tu Dam; Educating and

cultivating the current youth following Ho Chi Minh’s Thought of Le Trong Tuyen,

etc

IV Values of the research works that should be consulted and the issues need further clarification

IV.1 Values of the research works that should be consulted

It can be said that a rich amount of knowledge with many elaborate studies on the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education for youth in general and the education of patriotism for young generation in particular have showed the attractiveness or the special importance of this issue for the national development The scientific value of a large volume of materials, theoretical and practical studies

on ideological work of the Party, on the application of Ho Chi Minh’ Thought in the education of patriotism for youth, on the quality of that work, etc is a favorable condition for the author to carry out the Thesis

The literature review indicates that foreign and national scientific works have made significant contributions both in theory and practice through interpreting some

of the following basic issues

Firstly, the above-mentioned projects from various approaches and methodologies,

authors sought to analyze, clarify some concepts such as patriotism, youth, education methodology, effective application

Secondly, at another level, several works mentioned the necessity of applying

Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education of patriotism for Vietnamese youth

Thirdly, some works analyzed in depth the characteristics of young people, the

situation of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in youth education, clarifying the necessity to strengthen the education for youth in general and the education of patriotism for youth in particular, especially the application of his thoughts in the education of patriotism for the young generation in the context of globalization and international integration today

With the achieved results, the above scientific works act as valuable references

for the PhD student to perform the thesis topic “Applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in

the work of educating patriotism for Vietnamese youth today

IV.2 The issues need further clarification

In general, the above research works achieved a number of results with reference value as stated, but because of the approach at different angles, many issues related to the thesis have not been mentioned by authors and scientists, which can be raised as the following

Firstly, the theoretical basis of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the

education of patriotism for young people has not been mentioned

Secondly, the reality of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education of

patriotism for Vietnamese youth today throughout the country has not been mentioned

Thirdly, the perspectives and solutions to enhance the application of Ho Chi

Minh’s Thought in the education of patriotism for Vietnamese youth in the coming time have not been mentioned

With reference to the purpose and tasks of the Thesis, the author inherited selective achievements and findings that previous researchers achieved and should continue to deal with some of the following issues

Firstly, it is required to further clarify concepts of applying Ho Chi Minh’s

Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth, content and method of educating patriotism to young people associated with the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought; clarifying the necessity of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in

the education of patriotism for young people and principles of application

Secondly, the reality of applying Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of

educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth should be studied to define the impact

factors; it should pose the questions to be addressed

Thirdly, it is required to recommend the perspectives and solutions that would

enhance the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education of patriotism for young people

In general, the above-mentioned research works have made significant contributions to the study in a focused way towards the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education of patriotism for young people However, because of approach and purpose of the study, no comprehensive project has been found to fully solve this problem Even the theoretical issue of the education of patriotism for young people still has many different perspectives, no one has completely mentioned or given a system of rigorous theoretical basis Most of the authors only mentioned the areas of study that needed to innovate and analyze them by the practice in the field or industry they were working Topics and research works had various approaches and perspectives, when the work of educating patriotism to young people was taken as a research object from moral education, revolutionary ideal education, patriotism education, cultural education, etc

The research works related to the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth all showed great values of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought and patriotism education for the young generation; at the same time

it was pointed out that the patriotism of youth was only formed and developed in the

process of social activities, in the multidimensional relationship among individuals, families, schools and society Thus, young people from birth to adulthood always have a relationship with the surrounding environment that formed patriotism In other words, the patriotism of youth may be dynamic, changing gradually over time If this change turns positive, young people will love the Fatherland much more and vice versa, etc

So far there has not been any scientific work to systematically and fully study the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education of patriotism to young people This is a significant issue and a new research direction to be exploited

Chapter 1 APPLYING HO CHI MINH’S THOUGHT

IN THE WORK OF EDUCATING PATRIOTISM TO VIETNAMESE YOUTH TODAY – SOME THEORETICAL ISSUES

1.1 SOME BASIC CONCEPTS

1.1.1 Concept of Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism and Ho Chi Minh’s Thought

on youth education

Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism is a close combination of Ho Chi Minh’s fervent

patriotic sentiment with a rigorous and profound system of reasoning, thought on patriotism, is a part of modern Vietnamese patriotism, with the basic characteristics which are uniting the national stance with the working class stance, attaching to the ideal of national independence and socialism, maintainining a harmonious combination of true patriotism and pure internationalism

Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on cultivating the next revolutionary generation is Ho

Chi Minh’s perspective on significance, contents, methods, forms of educating and fostering the young generation

1.1.2 Concept of Vietnamese youth and application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the work of educating patriotism to Vietnamese youth today

The Vietnamese youth are Vietnamese nationals, aged between 16 and 30

The application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought in the education of patriotism to

young people is to apply the values of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought to the systematic,

purposely educational activities of the Party and the State in order to form good qualities for young people that are love, loyalty and a sense of service to the Fatherland

1.1.3 Concept of contents and methods of patriotism education for young people associated with the application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought

The contents of educating patriotism to young people on the basis of applying

Ho Chi Minh’s Thought are for young people, determined on the characteristics of

Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism and educational contents for young people in Ho Chi Minh’s Thought, of which are firmly defending the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Fatherland; keeping faithful to the revolutionary ideals

of the Party; striving to learn, working hard and respecting the law; pioneering in the revolutionary action movement

The methods of patriotism education for young people associated with the

application of Ho Chi Minh’s Thought are methods and forms of youth education in

Ho Chi Minh’s Thought

1.2 HO CHI MINH’S PATRIOTISM, HO CHI MINH’S THOUGHT ON YOUTH EDUCATION AND APPLICATION TO DEFINING CONTENTS AND METHODS OF PATRIOTISM EDUCATION FOR VIETNAMESE YOUTH TODAY

1.2.1 Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism and Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on youth education

1.2.1.1 Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism

Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism is a part of modern Vietnamese patriotism, having the following basic characteristics

- Ethnic stance is united with working class stance

- National independence is associated with socialism

- Patriotism is combined with proletarian internationalism

1.2.1.2 Ho Chi Minh’s Thought on youth education