思想政治教育学研究对象新论

思想政治教育学的研究对象是学科基本理论研究中的一个重要内容。本文认为对研究对象的已有认识存在或泛化或狭窄的问题。结合思想政治教育的实践，提出思想政治教育学的研究对象是人们的“思想价值观念”，认为这一提法符合思想政治教育的实践，使研究对象的范围更为明确，能体现理论的严谨性，能反映思想政治教育学的政治性本质。并围绕思想价值观念对思想政治教育的内容和教育过程的规律进行了思考。

A new concept of the object of study for Ideological and Political Education

The object of study of Ideological and Political Education is a principal problem in the study of basic theory on this subject. The author holds the view that the existing knowledge on the object of study is either too general or too narrow. Supported by the practice of Ideological and Political Education,the author advances a new concept that the object of study of Ideological and Political Education is people's ideological values. The author thinks the new concept conforms to the practice of Ideological and Political Education and makes the scope of the object of study more definite. The new concept can reflect the rigor of the theory and embody the political feature of Ideological and Political Education. Furthermore, the author reflects on the content of Ideological and Political Education and the law of the education process centered on ideological values.