Abstract:

 Objective　Based on an empirical investigation into the current status of integrating traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) culture into ideological and political courses in primary, secondary, and higher education institutions, this study aims to provide empirical evidence and reference strategies for advancing the "integration of TCM culture into the integrated development of ideological and political education throughout the educational continuum (primary, secondary, and tertiary levels)".Methods　A questionnaire survey was adopted, and the research content was designed from four dimensions: cognitive recognition, teaching practice, effectiveness evaluation, and developmental expectations. Participants were selected from ideological and political education teachers who had attended relevant training programs related to integrated ideological and political education in Beijing's primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in recent years (n=212). Data were collected, organized, and analyzed using the Questionnaire Star platform.Results　A total of 90.10% of ideological and political course teachers held a positive attitude toward Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) culture, yet 37.73% of them had insufficient understanding, which restricted the integration of teaching objectives and contents. Only 15.57% of schools had top-level designs and a mere 7.55% had established evaluation mechanisms, indicating that the integrated system and mechanism is in urgent need of optimization. The core difficulty is that 71.23% of teachers reported a lack of teaching resources, and the support rate for developing case resources reached 74.06%.Conclusion　Based on the survey results, an "integrated" system focusing on teachers' competence, curriculum resources, and support mechanisms has been proposed. This system can effectively promote the synergistic development of cultural heritage transmission and ideological and political education, thereby offering a novel pathway for cultivating individuals with cultural confidence and a robust sense of national identity in the new era.