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Title:: Ban Hua's Psychological Education Thoughts: Its Practical Origin, Theoretical Construction, and Distinctive Features

Keywords:: Ban Hua; psychological education theory; psychological education thoughts

Abstract:: Professor Ban Hua is a famous contemporary educator in China, the pioneer of the discipline of psychological education, and an explorer of the way of psychological education with Chinese characteristics. His thoughts on psychological education encompass various aspects, addressing among others the questions of what constitutes the concept and target of psychological education, why psychological education is important, and how it should be implemented, and thus forming a relatively complete theoretical framework. In the new era, studying and discussing his psychological education thoughts are essential for strengthening students' mental health education and fostering their healthy development. His thoughts possess significant theoretical importance and practical value for enriching and refining the theory of psychological education with Chinese characteristics and guiding the practice of psychological education in primary and secondary schools. Thought-provoking questions serve as the practical origin of his psychological education thoughts, academic reflections make up its theoretical construction, and four “greater emphases” mark the distinctive features of his psychological education thoughts.