Applying the Confucian Doctrine of Rectification of Names to Educate a Sense of Responsibility Among Students of the Chinese Studies Faculty, University of Foreign Language Studies – The University of Danang
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: : Traditional Chinese culture places a premium on personal responsibility and duty, requiring individuals to think and act in accordance with their social roles so that one’s responsibilities within social relationships are clearly recognized. In today’s context of globalization and a rapidly expanding market society, manifestations of “names not rectified” have become increasingly common, exerting negative effects that erode students’ ethics and undermine their study, training, and character development—including, as a specific case within that broader picture, students of the Faculty of Chinese, University of Foreign Language Studies, The University of Danang. This article applies the Confucian doctrine of zhèngmíng (rectification of names) as a combined theoretical and practical framework for educating students’ sense of responsibility amid the concurrent pressures of digital transformation, international integration, and community engagement in higher education. Drawing on a mixed-methods design—student surveys and interviews with lecturers and Youth Union/Student Association officers—built around a set of indicators spanning four domains of responsibility (self, family, university–society, and nation), the study finds that values linked to family and the nation are relatively well internalized, whereas behaviors that require long-term self-regulation, digital citizenship, accountable teamwork, and proactive social impact still have room for improvement. Accordingly, the paper proposes a coherent package of interventions, from program design to implementation, tailored to the university’s educational conditions.
Authors: Nguyen Truc Thuyen, Nguyen Ngoc Nam
Institution: Trường Đại học Ngoại ngữ - Đại học Đà Nẵng
Language: English
Topic: Values and Moral Education
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7090873998
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