NSS liberal studies mass tutoring in Hong Kong : the experience of senior secondary students

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuen-Ki Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Liberal Studies ◽  
Senior Secondary

scholarly journals Academic and Career Aspiration and Destinations: A Hong Kong Perspective on Adolescent Transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwok-Tung Tsui ◽  
Chi-Kin John Lee ◽  
King-Fai Sammy Hui ◽  
Wai-Sun Derek Chun ◽  
Nim-Chi Kim Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Career Aspirations ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Public Examination ◽  
Life Planning ◽  
Adolescent Transition ◽  
Senior Secondary

Understanding the academic and career aspirations of adolescents and their destinations could inform policy makers and educators about how best to provide support at society and school levels to facilitate adolescents transitioning from school to further education and work. The current qualitative study investigates seven senior secondary students from three schools with varying intakes of student ability under the “Secondary School Places Allocation System” in Hong Kong. By employing a Systems Theory Framework, the study looked into the academic and career aspirations of these students and tracked their destinations immediately after secondary school graduation. Findings show that the academic and career aspirations of adolescents and their destinations are shaped by prevailing preferences for attaining higher qualifications, preferably a bachelor’s degree, parental and others’ influences, and outcomes of public examination results. The implications of enhancing support for the societal, school, and career- and life-planning education of individuals are discussed.

Exploring the Contextual Influences on Adolescent Career Identity Formation: A Qualitative Study of Hong Kong Secondary Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huixuan Xu ◽  
John Chi-Kin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
School Students ◽  
Identity Statuses ◽  
Career Identity ◽  
Senior Secondary Schools ◽  
Senior Secondary

This paper draws on Marcia and Porfeli’s identity status models to examine the relationship between adolescent career identity formation and its contextual aspects. Focus group interviews were conducted with 26 students at two Hong Kong senior secondary schools. It was found that most participants exhibited the career identity statuses of achievement, searching moratorium, or moratorium towards the end of school. Influences that were identified from family, school, and social culture varied across individuals with different career identity statuses. By reporting the findings from an East Asian school setting, the paper provides theoretical and practical implications for career development for senior secondary school students.

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