Integrated Discipline and Major Catalog Systems in the UK and the US: Experiences and Enlightenment for China from a Historical Institutionalism Perspective

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The US achieves educational catalog integration through single-authority reconstruction while the UK utilizes a dual-track national qualifications framework, providing institutional models for China to overcome its fragmented catalog system through gradual, cross-departmental reform. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Zihao Mao

doi:10.35534/es.0805089

January 1, 2026Education Study

Integrated Discipline and Major Catalog Systems in the UK and the US: Experiences and Enlightenment for China from a Historical Institutionalism Perspective

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The aim is to analyze the integrated discipline and major catalog systems in the US and UK and derive lessons for China's education system.
Historical institutionalism framework applied to assess integration paradigms.
Comparison of the US ‘full-tier integration’ and UK ‘dual-track recognition’ systems.
Analysis of policy implications and governance structures.
Found that the US utilizes a single authority for effective integration and institutional restructuring.
Identified that the UK's gradual compatibility emerges from its dual-track tradition and national qualification framework.
Suggests that China optimize cross-departmental governance and adopt a gradual reform path for educational integration.

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Examines integrated education systems in the US and UK, suggesting reforms for China's catalog management.

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