Research on Cultivating Agricultural Sentiment among University Students in Agricultural Colleges from the Perspective of Practical Skill Development—A Study Based on Questionnaire Survey and Counselor Perspectives at Qingdao Agricultural University

Abstract

Against the backdrop of comprehensively advancing rural revitalization and accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas, counselors in agricultural colleges shoulder the crucial responsibilities of ideological guidance and practical education. This paper adopts the counselor’s work perspective and uses practical skill development as a starting point. Through a questionnaire survey of 669 students at Qingdao Agricultural University, it analyzes the current status and practical challenges of cultivating students’ sentiment of “knowing, loving, and promoting agriculture” from three dimensions: agricultural cognition, labor experience, and curriculum practice. The findings reveal that while students generally have a basic interest in agriculture, their understanding is shallow; labor practice can effectively strengthen emotional identification, yet the existing practice system suffers from weak integration with students’ majors, monotonous formats, and insufficient depth of student participation. Based on the survey results and the nine core responsibilities of counselors, this paper proposes a three-dimensional “thought-practice-mechanism” pathway for sentiment cultivation, covering ideological value guidance, practice platform construction, integration of academic atmosphere and practice, and career planning guidance. The proposed pathway aims to enhance the effectiveness of ideological and political work in agricultural colleges and provide grassroots references for serving the rural revitalization strategy.