Career Guidance in Hong Kong: From Policy Ideal to School Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuk Fan Ho ◽  
Seung Ming Alvin Leung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
School Practice

Education and Career Guidance in Hong Kong Schools (Symposium)

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Lee ◽  
Esther Ho ◽  
Raymond Chan ◽  
Patrick S. Y. Lau ◽  
Norman Gysbers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Career Guidance

Perceived Employability of Nonlocal Chinese University Students in Hong Kong

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raysen Cheung ◽  
Qiuping Jin ◽  
Chau-kiu Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Relational Support ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Chinese University Students

Perceived employability has been found to be related to the career development and well-being of both working adults and university students. In a first initiative to examine perceived employability among nonlocal Chinese university students, we collected data from a sample of 246 graduating students who had come from Mainland China to study in Hong Kong. After controlling for demographic variables and migration intentions, we found that perceived employability was explained by career exploration, relational support, acculturative hassles, and the assimilation strategy of acculturation. Career exploration was also found to mediate the relationship between the assimilation strategy of acculturation and perceived employability. We discuss the implications of these findings for theory building and career guidance practices regarding the perceived employability and career guidance of nonlocal and international Chinese students.

Career and Life Planning Education: Extending the Self-Concept Theory and Its Multidimensional Model to Assess Career-Related Self-Concept of Students with Diverse Abilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-677
Author(s):  
Lan Yang ◽  
Lawrence P. W. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Developmental Trend ◽  
Multidimensional Model ◽  
Concept Model ◽  
The Past

Purpose: This article aims to (1) systematically examine the development of career guidance practices in Hong Kong over the past 40 years, (2) discuss developmental attention to the career-related self-concept of diverse learners, and (3) propose a multidimensional model of self-concept by integrating the career-related domains with recent advances in self-concept research pertaining to students’ in-school and post-school outcomes. Design/Approach/Methods: This article charts the developmental trend of career guidance and counseling (CGC) over more than 40 years in Hong Kong. The article also examines key findings relating to self-concept research made in the fields of education and career counseling in the past 50 years. Findings: For 50 years, Hong Kong has progressively recognized the importance of CGC. The government’s continued determination to refine its policies and practices in this domain was succinctly highlighted in the Chief Executive’s 2018 policy address. However, many challenges pertaining the professional competence of career guidance teachers and the ability of school administrators to manage the paradigm shift from informal to formal career guidance and counseling practices (CGCPs) remain. Meanwhile, the effects of these CGCPs on students’ gains of career-related abilities and interests directly and indirectly remain under-researched. Originality/Value: This article integrates research into the developmental trend of career guidance practices in secondary schools and the study of academic self-concept. The article builds upon previous self-concept research by proposing an extended self-concept model that includes the career-related domain, setting a theoretical model for further research to explore. Finally, the article demonstrates the importance of tailoring career guidance activities in secondary education to reflect the diverse career-related self-concepts held by today’s students with diverse abilities.

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