Literature review on the educational effectiveness of the college system in universities from the perspective of the five-facet education
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Literature review on the educational effectiveness of the college system in universities from the perspective of the five-facet education

Yu Wang 1*
1 Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen, China
*Corresponding author: wyzy321@qq.com
Published on 5 August 2025
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Abstract

This study presents a comprehensive literature review on the educational effectiveness of the collegiate system in universities, viewed through the lens of the Five Educations framework. By systematically reviewing domestic and international research from 1990 to 2024, this paper analyzes scholarly findings and practical implementations of the collegiate system across five key dimensions: moral education, intellectual education, physical education, aesthetic education, and labor education. The findings reveal that the collegiate system—through mechanisms such as community engagement, mentorship programs, general education, cultural activities, and labor practices—can effectively support students’ holistic development. However, current research still exhibits several shortcomings, including limitations in research design, homogeneity in data analysis methods, imbalance in content coverage, and a short-term perspective in argumentation. These issues hinder a comprehensive understanding of the system’s educational impact. Future research should broaden sample scopes to include more diverse types of institutions and disciplines; strengthen quantitative research while integrating qualitative analysis; address the underrepresentation of physical, aesthetic, and labor education; and explore the long-term impacts of the collegiate system on student development. By pursuing these directions, future studies can more comprehensively assess the educational effectiveness of the collegiate system and offer stronger theoretical and practical guidance for its development.

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collegiate system, educational effectiveness, five educations

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Wang,Y. (2025). Literature review on the educational effectiveness of the college system in universities from the perspective of the five-facet education. Journal of Education and Educational Policy Studies,3(3),47-52.

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[2]. Chen, X. B. (2017). Innovation in student evaluation system under the college system: A case study at Nanjing Audit University.Higher Education Research, 33(2), 94–102.

[3]. Cai, J. L. (2017). Inheritance and innovation: A study of the college system at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Higher Education Exploration, 42(1), 97–105.

[4]. Bloomdahl, S. C., & Navan, J. (2013). Student leadership in a residential college: From dysfunction to effective collaboration.Journal of College Student Development, 54(1), 110–114.

[5]. Rose, E., & Sriram, R. (2016). Examining the usefulness of a points system in a residential college.Journal of College Student Development, 57(3), 280–284.

[6]. Hersh, R. H. (1999). Generating ideals and transforming lives: A contemporary case for the residential liberal arts college.Liberal Education, 85(3), 22–29.

[7]. Xiang, J. H., & Huang, Y. Q. (2025). Logic, dilemmas, and pathways for promoting top-tier innovative talent through modern university college systems.Educational Research, 46(1), 123–145.

[8]. Zhao, Z. Z. (2024). Constructing a political-education system within university colleges.Ideological Education Research, 35(2), 123–145.

[9]. Shen, Y. Q., Liu, J. A., & Zhang, J. L. (2023). Considerations and practice of fostering top innovative talent through Chinese-style modern college systems.Higher Education Research, 44(1), 123–145.

[10]. Ma, H. H. (2022). The contemporary value and practical approach of Yuelu College’s cultural education resources within the framework of “big ideological and political courses.”Journal of Hunan University (Social Sciences), (05), 8–14.

[11]. Zhou, C. B., Cao, W. H., & Zhong, Z. S. (2021). Advancing the construction of a new training system based on the “college system.”China Higher Education, (02), 29–31.

[12]. Liu, H. Y., Liu, Y. L., Hu, Z. Q., & Xiao, D. S. (2022). Cultivating student agency: A key focus in college-based student development.Jiangsu Higher Education, (11), 91–98.

[13]. Gui, P., & Alam, G. M. (2024). Does socioeconomic status influence students’ access to residential college and ameliorate performance discrepancies among them in China?Higher Education, 87(3), 567–585.

[14]. Gui, P., Alam, G. M., & Hassan, A. B. (2024). Whether socioeconomic status matters in accessing residential college: The role of RC in addressing academic achievement gaps to ensure sustainable education.Sustainability, 16(1), 1–20.

[15]. Luo, A., & Zhou, M. (2024). Role of residential college participation in sense of belonging and academic learning.Research in Higher Education, 65(2), 123–145.

[16]. JessupAnger, J. E. (2012). Examining how residential college environments inspire the life of the mind.Research in Higher Education, 53(4), 345–368.

[17]. Zhou, Y., Chen, Y. Y., & Feng, H. Y. (2024). The role of interdisciplinary study in cultivating top innovative talent: Empirical evidence from a university college system.Journal of Educational Sciences of Hunan Normal University, (01), 33–43+54.

[18]. Liu, X. Y. (2020). University college system: New exploration in training talent—A literature review of domestic research on college systems (2005–2018).Education Exploration, (05), 12–16.

[19]. Zhang, J. Y., & Zhu, H. (2021). Theoretical and measurement approaches to student comprehensive quality evaluation under the college system from a decisionorientation perspective.Ningxia Social Sciences, (03), 138–144.

[20]. Li, Z., & Xiang, M. D. (2020). Analysis of student development mechanisms in university college systems.Higher Engineering Education Research, (05), 110–116.

[21]. Gao, H., Zhang, C., Li, W. G., & Zhao, H. (2019). Exploration and practice of innovative talent development in the new college system.China Higher Education, (17), 49–51.

[22]. Thériault, É. R., Walsh, A., MacIntyre, P., et al. (2023). Selfefficacy in health among university students: The role of social support and place.Journal of American College Health, 71(2), 123–135.

[23]. DeLauer, V., McGillO’Rourke, A., Hayes, T., et al. (2022). The impact of natural environments and biophilic design as supportive and nurturing spaces on a residential college campus.Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1).

[24]. Brownell, C. J., Sheridan, D. M., & Scales, C. A. (2018). (Re)Mediating (Un)Heard resonances: Tracing the rhythms of aurality in a residential college community.Educational Researcher, 47(2), 123–135.

[25]. Wu, W., & Yang, Y. H. (2016). Moral education: Exploration and practice of teacher training under the college system—A case study at Meng Xiancheng College, East China Normal University.Teacher Education Research, (05), 7–11.

[26]. Mukhopadhyay, K., ChangKoh, S., & Ren, J. (2022). Preparing nextgeneration citizens through active community engagement: Longitudinal study of informal learning in an Asian undergraduate residential college.Higher Education, 83(4), 456–478.

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[1]. Huang, H. M. (2010). A comparative study of student management models in college: The college system versus the residential college system.Higher Education Research, 37(12), 97–105.

[2]. Chen, X. B. (2017). Innovation in student evaluation system under the college system: A case study at Nanjing Audit University.Higher Education Research, 33(2), 94–102.

[3]. Cai, J. L. (2017). Inheritance and innovation: A study of the college system at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.Higher Education Exploration, 42(1), 97–105.

[4]. Bloomdahl, S. C., & Navan, J. (2013). Student leadership in a residential college: From dysfunction to effective collaboration.Journal of College Student Development, 54(1), 110–114.

[5]. Rose, E., & Sriram, R. (2016). Examining the usefulness of a points system in a residential college.Journal of College Student Development, 57(3), 280–284.

[6]. Hersh, R. H. (1999). Generating ideals and transforming lives: A contemporary case for the residential liberal arts college.Liberal Education, 85(3), 22–29.

[7]. Xiang, J. H., & Huang, Y. Q. (2025). Logic, dilemmas, and pathways for promoting top-tier innovative talent through modern university college systems.Educational Research, 46(1), 123–145.

[8]. Zhao, Z. Z. (2024). Constructing a political-education system within university colleges.Ideological Education Research, 35(2), 123–145.

[9]. Shen, Y. Q., Liu, J. A., & Zhang, J. L. (2023). Considerations and practice of fostering top innovative talent through Chinese-style modern college systems.Higher Education Research, 44(1), 123–145.

[10]. Ma, H. H. (2022). The contemporary value and practical approach of Yuelu College’s cultural education resources within the framework of “big ideological and political courses.”Journal of Hunan University (Social Sciences), (05), 8–14.

[11]. Zhou, C. B., Cao, W. H., & Zhong, Z. S. (2021). Advancing the construction of a new training system based on the “college system.”China Higher Education, (02), 29–31.

[12]. Liu, H. Y., Liu, Y. L., Hu, Z. Q., & Xiao, D. S. (2022). Cultivating student agency: A key focus in college-based student development.Jiangsu Higher Education, (11), 91–98.

[13]. Gui, P., & Alam, G. M. (2024). Does socioeconomic status influence students’ access to residential college and ameliorate performance discrepancies among them in China?Higher Education, 87(3), 567–585.

[14]. Gui, P., Alam, G. M., & Hassan, A. B. (2024). Whether socioeconomic status matters in accessing residential college: The role of RC in addressing academic achievement gaps to ensure sustainable education.Sustainability, 16(1), 1–20.

[15]. Luo, A., & Zhou, M. (2024). Role of residential college participation in sense of belonging and academic learning.Research in Higher Education, 65(2), 123–145.

[16]. JessupAnger, J. E. (2012). Examining how residential college environments inspire the life of the mind.Research in Higher Education, 53(4), 345–368.

[17]. Zhou, Y., Chen, Y. Y., & Feng, H. Y. (2024). The role of interdisciplinary study in cultivating top innovative talent: Empirical evidence from a university college system.Journal of Educational Sciences of Hunan Normal University, (01), 33–43+54.

[18]. Liu, X. Y. (2020). University college system: New exploration in training talent—A literature review of domestic research on college systems (2005–2018).Education Exploration, (05), 12–16.

[19]. Zhang, J. Y., & Zhu, H. (2021). Theoretical and measurement approaches to student comprehensive quality evaluation under the college system from a decisionorientation perspective.Ningxia Social Sciences, (03), 138–144.

[20]. Li, Z., & Xiang, M. D. (2020). Analysis of student development mechanisms in university college systems.Higher Engineering Education Research, (05), 110–116.

[21]. Gao, H., Zhang, C., Li, W. G., & Zhao, H. (2019). Exploration and practice of innovative talent development in the new college system.China Higher Education, (17), 49–51.

[22]. Thériault, É. R., Walsh, A., MacIntyre, P., et al. (2023). Selfefficacy in health among university students: The role of social support and place.Journal of American College Health, 71(2), 123–135.

[23]. DeLauer, V., McGillO’Rourke, A., Hayes, T., et al. (2022). The impact of natural environments and biophilic design as supportive and nurturing spaces on a residential college campus.Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1).

[24]. Brownell, C. J., Sheridan, D. M., & Scales, C. A. (2018). (Re)Mediating (Un)Heard resonances: Tracing the rhythms of aurality in a residential college community.Educational Researcher, 47(2), 123–135.

[25]. Wu, W., & Yang, Y. H. (2016). Moral education: Exploration and practice of teacher training under the college system—A case study at Meng Xiancheng College, East China Normal University.Teacher Education Research, (05), 7–11.

[26]. Mukhopadhyay, K., ChangKoh, S., & Ren, J. (2022). Preparing nextgeneration citizens through active community engagement: Longitudinal study of informal learning in an Asian undergraduate residential college.Higher Education, 83(4), 456–478.

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Wang,Y. (2025). Literature review on the educational effectiveness of the college system in universities from the perspective of the five-facet education. Journal of Education and Educational Policy Studies,3(3),47-52.

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