Exploring the Value Implication, Theoretical Framework, and Innovative Pathways for Integrating Red Music Aesthetic Education into University Ideological and Political Education ——An Empirical Study Based on Shanghai Civil Aviation College

Against the backdrop of the deep integration of the "Great Ideological and Political Education" initiative and the "Simultaneous Development of Five Aspects of Education" in the new era, ideological and political education in universities urgently requires paradigm innovation to enhance its educational effectiveness. This study takes red music aesthetic education—a unique vehicle integrating aesthetic education and value guidance—as its starting point. Grounded in the rich red cultural resources of Shanghai, the birthplace of the Party, and using Shanghai Civil Aviation College, a higher vocational institution with distinct industry characteristics, as the specific research field, this study conducts a systematic theoretical and practical exploration. The paper first deeply analyzes the ideological and political education functions and contemporary value inherent in red music aesthetic education. It then introduces "Reception Aesthetics" and "Emotion-Cognition Theory" to construct a theoretical analytical framework for its mechanism of action on students' psychological processes. Through empirical investigation, the research precisely identifies the characteristics of ideological and political acceptance among current civil aviation vocational students and the practical difficulties of existing educational models. On this basis, it fully excavates and systematically organizes the historical context, artistic features, and potential for educational transformation of Shanghai's red music resources. The core part innovatively proposes a systematic integration model comprising the "Value-Objective Layer - Content-Resource Layer - Practice-Pathway Layer - Effect-Evaluation Layer," and elaborates in detail on the specific implementation pathways driven by four dimensions: "Curriculum Teaching - Practical Activities - Cultural Immersion - Digital Empowerment." Finally, the research designs a scientific evaluation system to test effectiveness and prospectively proposes implementation safeguards and risk mitigation strategies. It aims to provide a replicable and scalable innovative plan for ideological and political education for characteristic civil aviation institutions and the broader field of higher vocational education, ultimately serving the cultivation of politically steadfast, technically proficient, and culturally confident builders of a strong civil aviation nation in the new era.