Therefore, the study of the political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools at present is a matter of necessity both in terms of
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The political thinking is a particular type of thinking in asociety with different classes, reflecting the basic interests of theinvolved subjects in the struggle for keeping and using the stategovernment The political thinking is vital to the pedagogical process
of lecturers, especially those of social science and humanities.Talking about the role of lecturers in ensuring the politics ineducation and training, VI Lenin affirmed: “In any school, the mostimportant thing is the political and ideological orientation conveyed
in each lessons What determines that direction? The decisive factor
is the lecturers” At military officers' schools, along with other
pedagogical forces, young lecturers of social sciences and humanitiesdirectly participate in the training of qualified army officers wellfulfilling their tasks after graduation With the functions and tasks ofteaching majors, the young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities need to have sharp, scientific the political thinking toaffirm the nature of science, revolution, protection and masterdevelopment Marxist - Leninism, Ho Chi Minh ideology, Partyviews, lines, policies and laws of the State, directly contribute tomaintaining the Party's ideological foundation, consolidatingscientific and revolutionary beliefs for the trainees who are training
in schools - the future officers and officers of the army
Presently, most the young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities in military officers' schools have the right the politicalthinking Many young lecturers of social sciences and humanitieshave shown their maturity, steadiness in scientific knowledge,steadfastness in bravery, sharpness in the political thinking,enthusiasm, being party-oriented, scientific high in teaching,
Trang 2belief in the Party's lines and views, the victory of the cause ofnational renewal, the task of building the Vietnam People's Armyrevolutionary, regular, elite, step by step Modern, strongpolitical The young lecturers of social sciences and humanitieshave made positive contributions to the task of training militaryofficers at schools However, in the face of the negative effects
of the market economy, the modern science and technologyrevolution and the fierce resistance of hostile forces through the
"peaceful evolution", pushing evolution" and transformation", the political thinking of a part of the younglecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers'schools also revealed limitations and weaknesses The youngsocial sciences and humanities lecturers’ limitations andweaknesses reveal their knowledge level, quality and method ofthe political thinking, leading to the inability to effectivelytransfer the content, political orientation, knowledge to thelearners Notably, with the high requirements of the task oftraining army officers to meet the requirements in the newsituation, it raises the question of fostering and developing thepolitical thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and
"self-humanities Therefore, the study of the political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools at present is a matter of necessity both in terms
of theory and practice
2 Purposes and tasks of the research
Purposes
The thesis seeks to interpret a number of theoretical andpractical issues on the political thinking of the young lecturers of
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The thesis assesses the current situation of the politicalthinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities atmilitary officers' schools, indicates the causes of that situation andthe issues need dealing with
The thesis proposes the basic solutions to developing thepolitical thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities at military officers’ schools at present
3 Object and scope of the research
Objects of the research: The nature of the political thinking of young
lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools
Scope of the research: The thesis makes an investigation into
the political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities at military officers' schools mainly in teaching,researching and ideological and theoretical struggle The surveys areconducted at a number of division-level officers-training schools(Political Officers Training College, The Army Officers TrainingCollege N1, The Army Officers Training College N2, The Artillery
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4 Theoretical, practical basis and research methodology
Theoretical basis: The thesis is based on the views of Marxism
- Leninism, Ho Chi Minh’s thought; the Party's views, and the State'slaw on building the military in terms of politics, education andtraining, building and promoting the teaching staff at militaryofficers’ schools Simultaneously, the thesis makes use of the results
of scientific works published previously
Practical basis: The thesis conducts the related surveys on the
political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities
at military officers' schools of the Vietnam People's Army The thesis alsoexplores leadership resolutions, summary reports on education andtraining and some other activities at military officers' schools
Research methodology: The thesis is based on the
methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism;use specific methods such as systems and structures, analysis andsynthesis, sociological surveys, information collection and processingmethods, expert consultancy The thesis approach is mainly from aphilosophical - political perspective
5 New contributions of the research
The thesis presents the conception and the structure of thepolitical thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities at military officers' schools
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The thesis proposes some solutions to developing the politicalthinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities atmilitary officers' schools at present
6 Theoretical and practical significance of the research
Theoretical significance
The research results contribute to clarify some theoreticalissues on the political thinking of the young lecturers of socialsciences and humanities at military officers' schools
Practical significance
The thesis contributes to the development of the politicalthinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities atmilitary officers' schools at present
The thesis can be used as references for teaching andresearching the work of building up the teaching staff at militaryofficers’ schools
7 The structure of the thesis
The thesis includes: Introduction, 4 chapters (10 periods),conclusions, and a list of published scientific works related to thethesis, a list of references and appendices
Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF THE THESIS-RELATED
RESEARCH SITUATION 1.1 The thesis-related research situation
1.1.1 Typical scientific works on the political thinking
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The above-mentioned works have affirmed that the politicalthinking is a special type of thinking that exists only in society dividedinto classes and states that exist The political thinking reflects high-levelpolitical reality, on the basis of the qualities of thinking and by means ofthinking, in order to find out perspectives on the issue of acquisition,retention and main use state authority The political thinking plays a bigrole in the practical activities of different classes
1.1.2 Typical scientific works related to the political thinking
of officials and lecturers
Typically: Some features about the current state of theoretical thinking in our country by Ngo Dinh Xay; The political thinking of our cadres at present by Nguyen Van Vinh; Improving the capacity
of the political thinking for officials and party members by Nguyen Duc Binh; Combining the political orientation with the science in teaching political theory at university-level military officers schools
of the Vietnam People's Army at present by Nguyen Van Thao; Promoting the role lecturers of social sciences and humanities of military schools in the ideological - theoretical struggle at present by
Le Anh Tho and Nguyen Sy Hoa
Trang 7The above works have mentioned several aspects of thepolitical thinking of officials and lecturers both on the theoretical andpractical levels, confirming the great role of the political thinking inthe activities of officials and lecturers Especially, regarding thecontext that our country is promoting innovation and internationalintegration, the political thinking of officials and lecturers shouldensure the scientific and revolutionary features and meet therequirements in the new period.
1.1.3 Typical scientific works related to the political thinking
of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools
Typically: Developing the theoretical thinking of the teaching staff of the Vietnam People's Army at present by Nguyen Ba Duong and Do Ngoc Hanh; Enhancing the capacity of theoretical thinking
of young lecturers at military academies of the Vietnam People's Army by Vu Van Ban; Developing the political bravery and scientific knowledge of young teachers of social sciences and humanities at military officers schools of the Vietnam People's Army by Luong Thanh Han; Improving critical thinking skills in the struggle against and preventing "peaceful evolution" on social networks of young teachers at military schools by Bui Ngoc Quan.
The work has studied and evaluated both theory and practice ofissues of theoretical thinking and the political thinking of younglecturers of social sciences and humanities at current militaryofficers' schools in teaching and researching ideological andtheoretical struggle The solutions mentioned in these works arescientific, feasible and practical
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1.2.1 An overview of the results of the published works related to the thesis
Firstly, these above works have mentioned, analysed,
interpreted the concept of the political thinking from different anglesand sections, but all shared the same perception: the political thinking
is a reflection of political reality, the regularities of political realityfor the sake of different classes’ interests The political thinking is aspecial aspect of human thinking that plays a huge role in practicalactivities These works have pointed out the regulatory factors for thepolitical thinking of young teachers of social sciences and humanities
at military officers' schools, with emphasis on the young lecturers’training and fostering, political environment and practical training
Secondly, these works have evaluated the current situation of
the political thinking of young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities at military officers' schools at present They all affirmedthe advantages of the political thinking of young lecturers of socialsciences and humanities, especially in terms of knowledge, qualitiesand methods of the political thinking However, the limitations of thepolitical thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities are still manifested in several aspects, mainly in teaching,researching and ideological struggle
Thirdly, these works have proposed a number of feasible
solutions to develop the political thinking of the young lecturers ofsocial sciences and humanities at military officers' schools In terms
of solutions, the works focus on improving the quality of training and
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1.2.2 The issues need further dealing with in this thesis
In terms of theory, the thesis focuses on researching and
building the central concept "the political thinking of the younglecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers'schools", analysing the essence, the characteristics and the politicalthinking structure of young social sciences and humanities lecturers.Simultaneously, the research thesis shows the basic factors regulatingthe political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences andhumanities at military officers' schools
In terms of the current situation, the thesis uses a combination
of a number of methods to objectively and scientifically assess thecurrent situation of the political thinking of the young lecturers ofsocial sciences and humanities regarding the achievements andlimitations, and at the same time it indicates the causes of thatsituation Based on the assessment of the current situation, the thesisneeds to define the issues posed to the development of the politicalthinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanitiesmilitary officers' schools at present
In terms of solutions, the thesis focuses on researching and
proposing a system of solutions that are comprehensive, synchronous
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of social sciences and humanities, meeting the requirements and tasks
in the new phase
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Chapter 2 SOME THEORETICAL ISSUES ON THE POLITICAL THINKING OF THE YOUNG LECTURERS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES AT MILITARY OFFICERS’
SCHOOLS 2.1 The political thinking and the political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools
2.1.1 Thinking and the political thinking
The concept of thinking
Thinking is a high stage of the cognitive process, reflecting the general objective reality in terms of concepts, judgments, reasoning,
an organic unity between qualifications, qualities and methods of thinking of subjects, in order to find out the nature and laws of things and phenomena on the basis of history and society.
By nature, thinking is the only single one, but if seen fromdifferent perspectives, thinking can be classified according to severalways If classified according to the level of penetration of thinking
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The concept of the political thinking
The political thinking is a specific type of thinking in a divided society, reflecting the basic interests of the subjects in the struggle to capture retain and use the state government It ensures the political qualifications, qualities and methods of thinking on the basis of a political ideology to find out the nature and laws of events, phenomena and political processes.
class-The level of the political thinking is the ability to use theconceptual system, the category in which to reflect and reproducereality by reasoning, discovery and selection, creative processing insubject's awareness and actions The quality of the political thinking
is a combination of factors, showing political orientation, flexibilityand independence in the political thinking of the subject The method
of the political thinking is the way of using thinking manipulations togeneralize and abstract to create new concepts and categories,reflecting political reality more fully and accurately
2.1.2 The political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools
The concept of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools
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Young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at militaryofficers' schools with characteristics including strengths andlimitations at a young age This feature sets out a comprehensivefostering of personality, including the political thinking, so that theyhave all the necessary criteria and well fulfil the assigned tasks
The concept of the political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools
The political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools is a typical type of the political thinking for new trainers who are in the process of fostering and training to meet all necessary elements of the level of the political thinking, the quality of the political thinking and the method
of the political thinking meet the requirements of teaching, researching and ideological and theoretical tasks.
The structure of the political thinking of the young lecturers ofsocial sciences and humanities at military officers' schools includes:the level of the political thinking, the quality of the political thinkingand the method of the political thinking
The level of the political thinking of the young lecturers of
social sciences and humanities military officers' schools is the ability
to use conceptual systems, categories to reflect and recreate reality byreasoning and manipulating, discovering and handling creatively in
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The quality of the political thinking of the young lecturers of
social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools is acombination of factors, showing political orientation, flexibility, andindependence in their minds
The method of the political thinking of the young lecturers of
social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools is a way
of using thinking manipulations according to logical rules and rules
to generalize and abstract abstraction Therefore, new concepts andcategories are aimed to reflect more and more fully and properly thefacts, phenomena and the political process
2.2 The factors regulating the political thinking of the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities at military officers' schools
2.2.1 Training and nurturing the young lecturers of social sciences and humanities
The aspects and stages of the training work from the quality of
the "input" source to the objectives, models, programs, content andtraining methods are all directly related to the political thinking of theyoung lecturers of social sciences and humanities Of which, theestablishment of the conceptual system, the category of Marxist-Leninism theory, Ho Chi Minh's thought, the Party's lines, the State’spolicies and laws in the process of training the young lecturers ofsocial sciences and humanities
The training of the young lecturers of social sciences and
humanities is aimed at strengthening and improving the system of