Comprehensive guidance and counselling programmes in the primary schools of Hong Kong: Teachers' perceptions and involvement

Comprehensive guidance and counselling programmes in the primary schools of Hong Kong: Teachers' perceptions and involvement

• Yuen, Man Tak University of Hong Kong
• Chan, Raymond M. C. Hong Kong Baptist University
• Lau, Patrick S. Y. Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Gysbers, Norman C. University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
• Shea, Peter M. K. Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China, China

Pastoral Care in Education, 25(4), 17-24, 2007

Routledge

2007

• N Students & Student Services
  • NH Guidance, Counselling & School Social Work

Foreign Countries Comprehensive Guidance Teacher Attitudes Elementary School Teachers School Counselors School Counseling Counselor Attitudes Surveys Counselor Training Educational Needs Pupil Personnel Services Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

This article describes teachers' and Life Education Coordinators' perceptions of, and involvement in, the guidance and counselling activities in primary schools in Hong Kong. Respondents who completed a survey questionnaire comprised 367 class teachers and 66 Life Education Coordinators from 82 primary schools. The results indicated that guidance and counselling activities (including guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, and system support) were being implemented in their schools to some reasonable extent. Some differences between teachers and Life Education Coordinators in terms of their involvement and perceptions are discussed. The survey identified a major weakness in the present guidance system in that many teachers who are involved in, and responsible for, implementing a guidance curriculum do not have any training in guidance work. Implications are discussed.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 02643944

• 10.1111/j.1468-0122.2007.00421.x

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