Functions of integration of patriotic education into the culture of China

the purpose of the study is to generalize and analyze the functions of culture bearers in solving the problems of patriotic education based on integration into the culture of the country and the people. The hypothesis of the study is the assumption that it is possible to integrate patriotic education into the national culture using the diversity of its bearers, which activates many of the basic functions of both culture bearers and patriotic education. Research methods: general scientific (analysis, synthesis, analogy, comparison, systematization, generalization) to form the scientific apparatus of the study; systematization of the functions of patriotic education; analysis of theoretical provisions and practical experience to provide a theoretical basis for this study and extract relevant ideas. The scientometric method used for statistical processing of scientific information in information databases to determine the degree of development of this problem. The empirical array of the study consists of academic literature, political documents and research reports of domestic and foreign experts on patriotic education, culture, communication, etc. Results. The diversity of forms of cultural carriers also aimed at ensuring the effectiveness of patriotic education and the preservation and enhancement of culture. The main functions of cultural carriers, according to experts, are the function of emotional excitement and resonance; the ideological function; the function of preserving cultural heritage in combination with innovations and the function of social cohesion and integration. The effectiveness of which depends on the socio-cultural environment, the form of the cultural carrier, the professionalism of the teacher and reliance on ideological and axiological components.

patriotic education, culture, functions, integration, national culture, heterogeneous culture, national identity