CEFContemporary Education Frontiers3029-18793029-1860WHIOCE PUBLISHING PTE. LTD.10.18063/CEF.v3i6.711ArticleEmpowering Aesthetic Education: A Study on Practical Approaches to Guiding Vocational College Students' Ideological Orientation and Managing Their Spontaneous Behaviorhttps://artdesignp.com/journal/CEF/3/6/10.18063/CEF.v3i6.711WeiDa2025362025-07-26Under the dual framework of the" five-fold education" policy and the" enhancing quality and cultivating excellence"[1] initiative in vocational education, aesthetic education emerges as a vital vehicle for shaping well-rounded personalities and fostering professional ethics among students. Its significance in guiding the ideology and managing the behavior of vocational college students is increasingly evident. This paper analyzes existing challenges in vocational institutions' aesthetic education, including its marginalized positioning, disconnect between specialized programs and practical training, inadequate teaching resources, and conflicts between management and spontaneous student engagement. Drawing on relevant theories, it proposes practical pathways across three dimensions—curriculum, ideological guidance, and management mechanisms—to address these issues. These include: These approaches are complemented by safeguards for faculty, resources, and collaborative coordination, aiming to provide vocational institutions with a reference for enhancing students' ideological cultivation and optimizing management effectiveness through aesthetic education.Vocational Institutions,Aesthetic Education,Ideological Guidance,Student Management,Integration of Aesthetics and Specialized Education

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