National education refers to the formal patriotic education provided to students from Hong Kong,Macao,and Taiwan regions studying at mainland universities.An empirical study involving 607 students from these regions across 22 provinces and districts indicates that national education has not yet become a predominant factor in shaping these students'perceptions of the mainland or their identity formation.In the practice of cultivating and forging the souls of the Chinese nation,national education urgently requires systematic guidance through intergroup contact theory and constructivism.By integrating knowledge with action,the national education model can dissolve stereotypes and prejudices towards the mainland,reshaping the"collective unconscious"and creating a"new common historical memory"among students from Hong Kong,Macao,and Taiwan regions.In this subtle and imperceptible process,social values can be reconstructed,fostering a comprehensive identification with Chinese history and Chinese and a stronger connection to Chinese cultural identity.The mechanism of constructing the curriculum model,which incorporates knowledge infusion,emotion transmission,experiment witnessing,and active participation in development,allows students from Hong Kong,Macao and Taiwan regions to truly understand China and reconstruct their national spiritual homeland.
mainland universitiesstudents from Hong Kong,Macao,and Taiwan regionsnational education