Abstract: The theoretical research method aims at grasping the whole, essence and law of things by using abstract thinking and theoretical language, which is the most basic research method applied in the disciplines of the Marxist theory and ideological and political education. The theoretical research method of ideological and political education requires the academic refinement of important concepts of the discipline and the analysis of their relationship with related concepts. The important propositions of this discipline should also be expounded theoretically, explaining the relevant propositions in the important documents of the Party and the state systematically and summarizing and formulating new theoretical propositions based on academic research. It is also necessary to construct the theoretical system of the discipline to form and improve the independent knowledge system of the discipline and carry out the academic interpretation of the research results in the field to ensure that they are entwining and flawless using a hierarchically narrative approach. 

Key words: ideological and political education, theoretical research method, independent knowledge system 

摘要： 理论研究方法是一种运用抽象思维、借助理论语言而进行的旨在把握事物整体、本质和规律的学术研究，是马克思主义理论学科的基本研究方法，也是思想政治教育的基本研究方法。思想政治教育理论研究方法，要求对本学科重要概念进行学理锤炼，辨析其与相关概念的关系；对本学科重要命题进行学理阐述，既系统阐释党和国家重要文献中相关重要命题，又根据学术研究而概括形成新的理论命题；对本学科理论体系进行学理建构，形成和完善本学科的自主知识体系；对本学科研究成果进行学理叙述，以分层叙述方式达到环环相扣的效果。

关键词: 思想政治教育, 理论研究方法, 自主知识体系