Research collaboration between open education providers and consumers in developing an academic programme preference inventory in Hong Kong

Research collaboration between open education providers and consumers in developing an academic programme preference inventory in Hong Kong

• Zhang, Weiyuan
• Wang, Lixun The Education University of Hong Kong
• Ng, Tak Kay Hok Yau Club, Hong Kong, SAR China

Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2(2), 2004

Asian Society of Open and Distance Education

2004

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QG Adult, Lifelong & Continuing Education

Educational Evaluation

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

This paper reports on the development of an online inventory to measure the preferences for open education programmes among school leavers and adults in Hong Kong. The study was a collaborative effort headed by the Centre for Research in Distance & Adult Learning at the Open University of Hong Kong and included a local Student Guidance Centre (the Hok Yau Club) and eight secondary schools in Hong Kong. Trait-factor theory and personality type theory were employed. The inventory was developed by the project team and consisted of academic scholars and practitioners in education. The final version consisted of 128 items and was validated by 7 local guidance counselors and 20 international experts in psychology. 1,288 respondents in Hong Kong were surveyed. Schools were selected based on geographical location, academic level and language of instruction. Ten personal attributes were found including: Influential, Mechanical, Scientific, Sociological, Organizational, Mathematical, Literary, Musical, Aesthetic, and Social Service. The test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.72. It is hoped that the inventory could help school leavers and adults in Hong Kong in making wise decisions on their career path and strengthen their opportunity for academic success.
[Copyright © 2004 The Asian Society of Open and Distance Education.]

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2015-03-26